艺术家最重要的工具是好奇心。

小说不仅仅是一个故事；它是一个建构的物体，一种必须尽可能完美的艺术技巧。

改变是困难的，但对于进步是必要的。

I don’t follow trends. I set them.

The novel is the highest example of subtle inter-relatedness that man has discovered. It is the book of life. In this sense, the Bible is a great confused novel. You may say, it is about God. But it is really about man alive.

【释义】：慷慨但不浪费，节俭却不吝啬。