The complexity of the nervous system is both a challenge and an inspiration.

记忆是一道永不愈合的伤口，而文学是我们贴在上面的绷带。

People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, 'Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.' I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.

我不是在晚上做梦，我整天都在做梦。我为梦想而活。

——伦敦《每日纪事报》刊出〈孙逸仙讲述他第一次起事反抗中国皇朝之故事〉，1911年10月14日

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

In our reasonings concerning matter of fact， there are all imaginable degrees of assurance， from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence.