"The stories we tell about others are often the stories we tell about ourselves."

不承认公民权利的社会注定要衰败。

The only real happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

我不喜欢正经的小说。在正经小说里，人们会说这样的话：“我的血管里流淌着铁、银和普通的泥土。我无法像那些不依赖刺激的人那样握紧拳头。”这是什么意思？我不知道。父亲也不知道。写这些书的人也不知道。

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way， so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs， or impede their efforts to obtain it.

The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.