The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. It's a wonderful way to live. It's the only way to live.

The stories I’m writing now are more and more about memory, about the past, and about how we reconstruct the past.

Fear is the main source of superstition， and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom， in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life.

"The essence of literature is to capture the fleeting moments of human experience and give them permanence through words."

债券市场是市场信心的最终晴雨表。