小说的真实不在于它是否发生过，而在于它是否可能发生。

When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.

The historian is a prophet looking backwards.

写作的行为是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得这无关紧要，你就不会费心去做。

克服障碍的唯一方法就是直面它们。