小说不仅仅是一个故事；它是一个建构的物体，一种必须尽可能完美的艺术技巧。
A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
The desire for recognition is the most fundamental human desire, and it is the source of both the greatest achievements and the greatest tragedies in human history.
没有人能避免成为别人认为你是的那个人。