"A novel is a long piece of prose with something wrong with it."

生命太短暂，不能浪费时间去恨任何人。

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.

Writing is groping in the dark, hoping to find a light.

我努力改了四十年，现在才刚刚控制住。我过去几乎每天都生气，乔，但我学会了不把它表露出来；我还希望学会不把它感觉出来，虽然可能有的花上四十年的功夫。