"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

We are comfortable planting seeds and waiting for them to grow into trees.

自律的痛苦比后悔的痛苦要好。

过去是一个跟随我们的影子，但它不必定义我们。

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."

一本好书是一次伟大的冒险。