A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.

The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.

When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.

文学是一种记忆的形式，它让我们记住那些被遗忘的故事和情感。

要理解一个民族，你必须先理解他们的故事。

在生命中寻找意义的努力是人类的主要动力。

The most important property of a program is whether it accomplishes the intention of its user.

建筑中最重要的东西发生在墙壁之间。

挡在你和目标之间的唯一东西是你不断告诉自己为什么无法实现它的故事。