The melancholy science from which I make this offering to my friend relates to a region that from time immemorial was regarded as the true field of philosophy, but which, since the latter's conversion into method, has lapsed into intellectual neglect, sententious whimsy, and finally oblivion.

任何真正新颖的东西都是在一个人的青年时期发明发现出来的，当一个人变得更有经验，更有名，也更顽固。

You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you’ve got something to say.

真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。

我相信讲故事的力量可以改变世界。