The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.

"We are all products of our time, for better or worse."

世界是生者的地方，死者在其中没有位置。死者什么都不是。他们甚至不是记忆。

文学是人类的记忆。

A great novel is one that makes us see the world with new eyes.

成为艺术家就是要以不同的方式看待事物。

我们开采的每一块石头都诉说着坚持与精确的故事。

我们生产的每一盎司金属都承载着我们对环境的承诺。