The novel is a weapon against fanaticism and intolerance.

他们曾说这城市是天堂，但我发现它是地狱。

The function of art is to do more than tell you what you already know.

It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.

The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure.

我不认为自己是一个对答案感兴趣的作家。我对问题感兴趣。