"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone."
成为一名作家就是在每一天的寒冷时分坐在桌前写作；而不是等待天才的蓝色火焰从胸骨中喷涌而出。
苏联人是一个永远在等待的人——等待配给，等待命令，等待终结。
真相可能是一把双刃剑，两面都伤人。
The most dangerous threat to democracy is the erosion of trust in institutions.
Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems—but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.