小说是一种总体化的形式；它试图涵盖人类的全部经验。

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

故事是作者写给自己的一封信，但允许他人阅读。

生存的规则永远不会改变，无论你是在沙漠还是在竞技场。

"In the silence between words, the truth often resides."

悲伤是私人的事。它需要多久就会持续多久。

我认为最好的作品来自于真实的地方。