A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

The most powerful works are those that challenge our perception of reality.

作家要么是隐居的实践者，要么是内疚的、有过失的人。

生活是10%发生在你身上的事，90%是你如何应对它。