文学是对生活的虚假再现，但它帮助我们更好地理解生活，指引我们在出生、经过和死亡的迷宫中找到方向。
Literature is a false representation of life that nevertheless helps us to understand life better, to orient ourselves in the labyrinth where we are born, pass, and die.
The best stories are those that make us see ourselves in others.
抽象的目的不是模糊，而是创建一个新的语义层次，在这个层次上可以绝对精确。
When given the choice between being right or being kind，choose kind.
"We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to."