To write is to breathe life into the shadows of our thoughts, to give form to the formless.

"A novel is a mirror carried along a high road. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road."

切勿为自己独特的想法而恐惧，因为我们现在所接受的常识都曾是独特的。

You are only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

The world is full of small kindnesses, if you know where to look.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.