To punish me for my contempt for authority， fate made me an authority myself.

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

人生的时间是有限并不可变的，所以要有效率地用每一分钟，不用好就是一种浪费。