Up a trackless slope climbs the master artist, and at the top, on a windy ridge, whom do you think he meets?

伟大的艺术家在那无路可寻的山峰上攀登，他登上山顶，迎风而立，你们猜他遇到了谁？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Climbing the alps, writing the great American novel, raising a great family that loves you, being creative.

比如攀登阿尔卑斯山，书写伟大的美国小说，建立一个充满爱意的家庭，让自己充满创意等等。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

You wanted to know your place in the universe, but you don't even have that kind of knowledge either, because you think you're writing novels, finding the cure for cancer, climbing Mount Everest.

你想知道自己在宇宙里的位置，但是你连那种知识都没有，因为你以为自己是在写小说，在寻找治疗癌症的办法，在攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选