作家的职责不是回答问题，而是提出问题。

The past is never dead; it's not even past. This is especially true in detective fiction.

在物理学中，近似的艺术往往比追求精确解更重要。

债券市场是世界上最聪明的市场。

写作的行为是一种勇气的行为。

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone.

文学是人类的记忆，没有它，我们就会迷失。