To write a life is to walk a tightrope between fact and interpretation.
撰写一生就是在事实与解读之间走钢丝。
生命真正的意义是种树,而不指望坐在树荫下。
语言是最强大的武器;它们可以建立帝国,也可以摧毁帝国。
A novel is a map of a place that doesn’t exist, but feels real.