Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

一个个都说∶我是向上效法了尧、舜、夏禹、商汤、周文王、周武王的大道。”但所说的话却是互相攻击的，所行的事是截然相反的。 

Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.

小说是一种永远处于危机中、濒临消失边缘的艺术形式，而这正是它保持生命力的原因。

死者最终的奖赏就是活在生者的记忆中。

写作是一种不被干扰的说话方式。