过去是一个陌生的国度；那里的人们行事方式不同。

"The only journey is the one within."

"The past is always with us, but it doesn't have to define our future."

"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how."

《在北京五族共和合进会与西北协进会的演说》，1912年9月3日。

文学是一种面对无法言说之事的方式，为无声者发声。