The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

The essence of power is not in its strength, but in its ability to influence.

艺术不必复杂才能好。

Writing is not about revealing the truth, but about creating a space where the truth can be discovered.

——1941年与美国外交官阿弗雷尔·哈里曼（Averell Harriman）的谈话

The only thing that counts is what cannot be explained.

我相信爱与善良的力量。