We don't inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
我们不是从祖先那里继承了土地;我们是从子孙那里借来的。
我写作是为了探索语言和经验的边界。
每本小说的第一句话应该是:“相信我,这需要时间,但这里有秩序,非常微弱,非常人性化。”
Things don’t have to change the world to be important.
故事不仅仅是为了睡前。它们是为了任何时候你需要逃避、梦想、笑或哭。
The novel is a totalizing form; it tries to encompass all of human experience.
The future of life on Earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and our economics and in our politics.