"A story is not a message with a plot wrapped around it, but a plot that may contain a message."

住酒店时，把所有的东西都放在显眼的地方，不要放在抽屉里，全部集中到一个地方。这样你就不会落下任何东西。如果你需要把充电器之类的东西放在一边，在它旁边放几件其他的大件物品，你落下三样东西的可能性比落下一件要小很多。

文学是人类的记忆，没有记忆就没有身份。

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.

Sometimes the best way to help the poor is to give them cash and let them decide how to spend it.