穷人需要的不是施舍，而是阶梯。

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.

释义：人的行为必须与自然规律相协调，才能取得成功。这句话强调人与自然的和谐关系。

好的小说应该像一面镜子，照出人性的复杂和矛盾。

我们活着就是为了改变世界，否则还有什么意义？

My work is not about the Holocaust, it's about the human condition.

我不相信纯粹的艺术。