Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

三十五岁是一个非常有吸引力的年龄；伦敦社交圈内满是这样好多年一直保持三十五岁的女人，她们可以自由地挑来选去。

作家的角色是作为一个见证者，为那些不能为自己发声的人发声。

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

历史学家是向后看的先知。

写作的行为是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。

The artist must be blind to distinctions between 'class' and 'popular'. The artist must love life and show that we can be a mirror to the world and humanity.