真相往往是看不见的，因为它太明显了。
"Die Wahrheit ist oft unsichtbar, weil sie zu offensichtlich ist."
作家的任务是使熟悉的事物变得陌生，使陌生的事物变得熟悉。
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
The greatest power is not in controlling others, but in understanding them.