The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

信仰是希望的灯塔。

写作是一门需要激情、纪律和毅力的手艺。

人生的每一门课程会随时间依次呈现给你。掌握所需的一切能力取决于你的内心。一旦你真正掌握了一门课的精髓，你自然就会进入下一门课。只要你还活着，你就仍然有课要学。

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

设计不仅仅是看起来和感觉如何，设计是它如何运作。