A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

牛、猪、战争和巫术并非任意的文化偏好，而是对物质条件的适应。

We are all descendants of successful ancestors; failure left no progeny.

"真相是一个影子，而影子是一个谎言。"

I want to be a tree, not because trees don't speak, but because trees don't lie.