Machinery and labor-saving devices are only valuable as they serve to reduce the cost of manufacture.
机械和节省劳力的装置只有在降低制造成本时才具有价值。
我相信讲故事的力量可以改变观点和开阔思维。
In the end, it's about the work. It's not about the fame or the money.
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
小说的魅力在于它能够让我们看到生活的另一种可能性。
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."
Nature never deceives us； it is always we who deceive ourselves.