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."
I distrust anything that starts with a capital letter.
在你合适的年龄读到的故事永远不会完全离开你。你可能会忘记是谁写的或者故事叫什么名字。有时候你会忘记具体发生了什么,但如果一个故事触动了你,它会一直伴随着你,萦绕在你脑海中那些你很少去的地方。
You were born to be real, not perfect.
The more time I spent on mathematics, the more excited I got.