We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

挑战在于在虚构中找到真相。

"The problem with fiction is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense."

写作是一种抵抗遗忘的方式。

质量不是头衔；它是一种行为。

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

钱不会从天上掉下来，必须脚踏实地去挣。