A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.

我们的人生如同被讲述的故事一样度过。

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."

We are all going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born.

我非常爱花，以至于我想亲吻它们，但我知道如果我这样做，它们会枯萎死亡。

词汇不仅仅是声音或符号，而是事实的标志。

有时最安静的插图反而最有力量。

没有什么比心里藏着一个未讲的故事更痛苦的了。

成功的真正标准是你能从失败中重新站起来的次数。

生命的历史是无尽实验的故事。