I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

一本好书的标准在于它能在多大程度上扰乱读者的心绪。

我不认为冠军可以被教出来。它必须来自内心。

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

Success is a great deodorant.

La soledad es la condición esencial del escritor.

我书写暴君不是因为我害怕他们，而是因为我拒绝让他们占有我的想象力。