写作不是为了交流，而是为了思考。

You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed.

思想之流奔涌向生存

"I'm a Martian, ain't no stars in my eyes."

追求数学真理是一项崇高的努力。

小说是一种思考方式，而不仅仅是一种讲故事的方式。

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

The best solutions often come from listening—to the ocean, to the fish, and to the communities that depend on them.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."