艺术不是关于答案，而是关于问题。

作家必须是一个愿意独处的人。

"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

We are all broken, that's how the light gets in.

中东不只是一个地理概念，它是历史躯体上一道不断流出故事的开放性伤口。