"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

如果我们总是做同样的事情，就不要指望事情会改变。

The true journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

学习新编程语言的最好方法是用它编写程序。

Quality is not a coincidence; it is a consequence.

生命只是一连串孤立的片刻，靠着回忆和幻想，许多意义浮现了，然后消失，消失之后又浮现。

Fiction is a way of telling the truth without being constrained by facts.