小说让我们能够讲述那些对非虚构作品来说太过滑溜的真相。
Fiction allows us to tell truths that are too slippery for nonfiction.
"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music."
"Writing is a way to create something out of nothing."
骄傲多半涉及我们对自己的看法，而虚荣则涉及我们希望别人如何看待我们。
Profit and purpose can coexist when companies align their values with real-world impact.