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。

伟大的小说是作者与读者跨越时空的对话。

Silence can sometimes be more powerful than words.

错误同真理的关系，就象睡梦同清醒的关系一样。一个人从错误中醒来，就会以新的力量走向真理。

Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much the soul as it is the flesh of a work.

一本书是一面镜子：如果傻瓜往里看，智者也无法从中看出什么。

挑战在于创造既实用又富有诗意的建筑。

People always think they’re going to write a book. They think they’re going to write a book, and then they don’t.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

那些让和平革命成为不可能的人将使得暴力革命不可避免。