我永远无法安全；我总是试图逆流而上。每当我完成一件事，我就会设定一个更高的目标。这就是我如何走到今天的位置。

I am not a functionalist.

强调持续进步的重要性。

The only limits you have are the limits you believe.

作为爱尔兰人，就是要知道最终世界会让你心碎。

I'm the type of person that if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I'm gonna tell you that I don't know. But I bet you what, I know how to find the answer and I will find the answer.

I think the most important thing is to be true to yourself.

The novel is the great art form of the inner life.