The most reliable thing in the world is yourself.

对民主的爱就是对平等的爱。

语言是一种皮肤：我用我的语言摩擦对方。就好像我有的是词语而不是手指，或者我的词语的尖端是手指。

When you are young, you think that the world is a place where you can live as you choose. But as you get older, you realize that the world is a place where you have to live as you must.

成为一名作家就是在每一天的寒冷时分坐在桌前写作；而不是等待天才的蓝色火焰从胸骨中喷涌而出。