I don’t sing to be perfect; I sing to connect.

现实主义不是复制自然，而是理解其本质。

美国农民是我们经济中唯一必须以零售价购买所需一切，以批发价出售所产一切，并支付双向运费的人。

我表演不是为了逃避现实。我表演是为了更好地理解它。

痛苦是上帝不会让它在太脆弱的枝干上成熟的果实。

小说家的任务不是告诉读者世界是什么样子，而是让读者看到世界可能是什么样子。

The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.