I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each as it comes, and I leave it as it goes.

你不能只是坐下来写一本书。书不是那样写出来的。书是通过过你的生活，对世界开放，通过注意来写出来的。

海的边缘是一个奇异而美丽的地方。

I'm not a superstar, I'm just a man who sings for the stars.

Energy security is national security.

The novel is the most ambitious attempt to capture the totality of life.

千丈长堤，可能因为蝼蚁的洞穴而溃决；百尺高楼，可能因为烟囱的缝隙冒烟而焚毁。