Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?

认为对自由的信念总会导致胜利是错误的。我们必须时刻做好失败的准备。如果我们选择自由，那么我们必须准备同它一起消亡。

A great novel is one that changes the reader, that leaves him different after the last page.

追求完美的想法，是一个好计划的最大敌人。

"The best way to innovate is to challenge the status quo."

小说是可能的艺术，而可能总是比现实更可怕。