我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗,发现自己做不到,然后尝试短篇小说,这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了,他才会转向写小说。
我们生活在神话之中,有时甚至意识不到这一点。
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.