"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"

狐狸为自己提供，但上帝为狮子提供。

写作中最持久的是风格，而风格是作家能用时间做出的最有价值的投资。