At any rate, the reader must regard it as creative writing rather than simply a record of life."

无论从哪一层面来看，把它当作是极具创想的作品,而不单单是生活的记录“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

All the sick people will come to you to buy life insurance and they will turn out to have a higher death rate than the population at large.

所有生病的人都会向你购买人寿险,而他们比普通人群,有着更高的死亡率

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选