一个好故事应该既让舒适者不安，又让不安者舒适。

I try to find the humanity in every character, even if they are doing terrible things.

The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.

Wall Street has too much wealth and political power.

The world is a story we tell ourselves.

如果你回溯几百年，我们今天认为理所当然的事情会像魔法一样——能够远距离与人交谈、传输图像、飞行、像先知一样访问大量数据。这些都是几百年前会被视为魔法的事情。