"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."
作为一个作家的巨大优势是你可以窥探人们。你在那里,听着每一个字,但你的一部分在观察。对作家来说,一切都是有用的,每一片碎片,甚至是最长最无聊的午餐会。
我一直相信我能击败最好的,实现最好的。我总是看到自己处于顶端。
The mind is what the brain does.
信件是传记作者的金矿;它们揭示了官方记录所隐藏的东西。
语出西汉·桓宽《盐铁论·世务》。虽然有一片诚挚忠信的愿望,如不知道因事随机应变,那便是一条危险的,甚至会灭亡的路。
Being wise means having more questions than answers.
如果我们从一开始就能预见,甚至证明,遵循某种方法我们将达到我们的目标,那么这种解决方法就是完美的。