历史不是过去，而是现在。我们随身携带着历史。
东西方文化的融合不仅是可能的，而且对人类进步是必要的。
If you're not failing, you're not pushing hard enough.
唯一真正的天堂是我们已经失去的天堂。
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
作家的职责是扰乱平静。
El arte de la novela consiste en contar lo que no se puede contar.
Each new situation requires a new architecture.
What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.