"Writing is a way to make sense of our place in the universe."

我不喜欢软弱，我喜欢坚强。

The way we frame a problem can greatly influence the solutions we come up with.

对于那样的人来说，时间是过剩的，是他们看着慢慢流干的桶。但实际上，他认为，它是你手中捧着的一滩发光的泥水；你应该用所有的精力去保护它。

We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.

小说是所有艺术形式中最民主的，因为它只依赖于读者的想象力。