小说是一台思考的机器，是一种无需离开椅子就能探索世界的方式。

The documenta must always be a risk, never a routine.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

艺术不是手工艺，而是艺术家所体验的情感的传递。

写作的行为是一种反叛的行为。

如果你看到一个巨大的变革性机会，不要疑虑其他人为什么没有采取行动。你可能看到了他人没有看到的东西。问题越严峻，竞争就越有限，对问题解决者的回报就越大。