The motor of our ingenuity is the question ‘Does it have to be like this?’, from which arise political reforms, scientific developments, improved relationships, better books.

The longer life goes on, the fewer those around you to challenge your account of things, to remind you that life is not as you tell it, but as you remember it.

摆脱诱惑的唯一方法就是屈服于它。

每个家庭都是一座闹鬼的房子。

文学的本质在于捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变，并将其永恒地铭刻在文字中。