Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to each other.
法律不是一个封闭的逻辑系统,而是一种社会控制手段。
"The writer's duty is to disturb the peace, to unsettle the comfortable, and to comfort the unsettled."
"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."
有时候一整天中最重要的事情就是我们在两次深呼吸之间的休息。