美洲的历史是如此超乎寻常的现实，以至于看起来像是虚构的。
The writer must be a perpetual beginner, always doubting, always searching.
The act of reading is an act of empathy.
I have no ideas about what the paintings imply about the world. I think it's better if I don't know.
我对这些画暗示世界什么没有想法，我觉得不知道更好。
We don't impose our style; we discover the style that each project demands.
The money-god has no place in the temples of literature.
The best way to help people is not to do things for them, but to help them do things for themselves.
帮助他人的最好方式不是为他们做事，而是帮助他们为自己做事。