I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.

I'm a person who likes to be irregular.

We're not a punk band, we're not a pop band, we're U2.

I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting.

技术的本质绝不是任何技术性的东西。

"Books are the mirrors that reflect our desires."

The writer must be a traitor to his class, his country, his religion—to everything except his conscience.

Je suis l’Empire à la fin de la décadence.

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

最终，我们都只是故事，被讲述和重述，直到它们变成神话。

勇敢地去尝试新事物，即使一开始做得不好。

"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."

生活是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在，仅此而已。