我很早就决定无条件地接受生活;我从未期望生活为我做任何特别的事情,然而我似乎完成了比我曾经希望的更多的事情。大多数时候,这些事情只是发生在我身上,我从未刻意追求。
I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.
小说家必须是心理学家,但是一种特殊的心理学家——他理解男女的灵魂,仿佛是他创造了他们。
All my work comes out of being frustrated about the human condition.
相信世界的秘密永远隐藏的人生活在神秘和恐惧中。迷信会把他拖垮。雨水会侵蚀他一生的行为。但是那个给自己定下任务,从挂毯中挑出秩序之线的人,仅凭这个决定就已经掌控了世界,而只有通过这样的掌控,他才能找到一种方法来支配自己命运的条件。
"All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know."