We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'
我们是孤独的动物。我们一生都在努力减少孤独感。我们古老的方法之一是讲述一个故事，恳求听者说——并感受到——“是的，事情就是这样，或者至少我是这样感觉的。”
小说是一种总体化的形式；它试图涵盖人类的全部经验。
合规不是负担，而是我们的经营许可证。
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit."
I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a light.
我不是政治家，我不是传教士，我只是个说唱歌手。
I'm not perfect, but I'm always striving to be better.
对我来说，绘画与色彩无关；我感兴趣的是光的质感。