小说是一个讲述真相的谎言，一个比事实真相更深刻地揭示现实的谎言。
The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that reveals reality more profoundly than the factual truth.
美国也是一个幻觉，是所有幻觉中最伟大的一个。白种人相信——全心全意地相信——他们有权夺取土地。杀死印第安人。发动战争。奴役他们的兄弟。如果世界上有任何正义，这个国家就不应该存在，因为它的基础是谋杀、盗窃和残忍。
"The challenge is to make the impossible look real, and the real look extraordinary."
过去从未死去，甚至还未过去。
Innovation isn't just about technology; it's about changing mindsets.
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."