Technology itself has no value; it only becomes meaningful when it solves real problems.

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.

"The power of a story lies not in its truth, but in its ability to make us feel something."

你不能通过直接的力量改变你的大象，但你可以随着时间的推移训练它。

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.