现在是理解过去的钥匙。

盗贼是穷人最好的朋友。

艺术的功能不仅仅是如实反映现实，更是要想象可能的事物。

"I write about people who are desperate, who are on the edge, who have no other options."

The challenge is to find the truth in the fiction.

撰写传记就是穿上别人的鞋子，通过他们的眼睛看世界。