Innovation requires breaking conventional thinking.

I stand up for what I believe in, and a lot of the time that’s against the grain.

我不得不悬置知识，以便给信仰腾出位置。

我不惧怕任何人。每个人都是平等的。上帝把我们放在这里的目的是一样的。

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

文学的力量在于它能够让我们看到自己无法直接体验的生活。