I want the reader to feel something is astonishing—not the 'what happens' but the way everything happens.
我希望读者能感受到某种令人惊讶的东西——不是“发生了什么”,而是事情发生的方式。
"In real estate, you make your money when you buy, not when you sell."
教育是富有时的饰品,穷乏时的避难所。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.