我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗，发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了，他才会转向长篇小说。
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.
"There are two occasions when the sacred beauty of Creation becomes dazzlingly apparent, and they occur together. One is when we feel our mortal insufficiency to the world, and the other is when we feel the world's mortal insufficiency to us."
"A writer's duty is not to provide answers, but to ask the right questions that provoke thought and reflection."
我们都有责任见证我们所看到的，并大声反对不公正。
The world is dark, and light is precious.
奢侈品是唯一能将过去与未来结合得既永恒又现代的行业。
在说某人做了某事时，我们可能也在执行某项行动。
