小说是对现实界限的反叛。

在救生艇上的生活并不算真正的生活。这就像国际象棋中的残局，棋子寥寥无几。环境再简单不过了，但赌注却再高不过了。

一件艺术品之所以是艺术品，是因为它被称为艺术品。

"Never stop learning. The world is always changing, and you must change with it."

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

跨国合作是解决全球粮食安全挑战的关键。