To be a writer is to be a professional observer.
成为一名作家就是成为一名专业的观察者。
If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange apples, we both still only have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange ideas, we each now have two ideas.
嫉妒的人像敌人一样折磨自己。
小说家必须是心理学家，但是一种特殊的心理学家——他理解男女的灵魂，仿佛是他创造了他们。
更好从来不是对每个人都更好……它总是对某些人来说更糟。