二十世纪的恐怖在于每个新事件的规模之大与其反响之微弱。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.

写作是一种耐心的行为，等待合适的词语到来。

你可以在某一时间欺骗所有人；也可以在所有时间欺骗某些人；但你不可能在所有时间欺骗所有的人。

科学是一项协作的努力，重大的发现不会孤立地发生。

A building must be a living testament to the values of its society.

城市是建筑最伟大的老师。