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。
"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."
在网球中，心态是最重要的。
Every building is a compromise between dreams and reality.
爱就是爱，否则就不是爱。浅薄的爱根本不算爱。
The heart is the household divinity which, discharging its function, nourishes, cherishes, and quickens the whole body.
成功不是终点，失败也不是致命的：重要的是继续前进的勇气。