I believe that the job of the novelist is to go out into the world and to bring back news of the human condition.

Silence is a language that can be learned.

做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事情。

The pursuit of knowledge is a journey without end.

学会从那些你不同意、甚至冒犯你的人身上学习。看看你能否发现他们背后的真相是什么。

Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.