小说是一种印象，不是一种论证；它是生活的一种印象。

粮食安全的未来就在波涛之下，我们必须负责任地利用它。

The essence of liberty is the ability to pursue one’s own goals without arbitrary interference from others.

Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.

"The power of a story lies not in its plot, but in its ability to resonate with the reader's own experiences."

A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.

We are all fragments, not only of ourselves but of each other.