我相信小说家的职责是走进世界,带回关于人类状况的消息。
权力不是别人给你的。你必须自己去争取。
The joy of science is in the journey, not just the destination.
我们以大大小小的方式阻碍自己,缺乏自信,不举手,在应该向前一步的时候退缩。
"To understand a person, you must first understand the stories they tell themselves."
The novel is a totalizing form; it tries to encompass all of human experience.