撰写一生就是在事实与解读之间走钢丝。
To write a life is to walk a tightrope between fact and interpretation.
真相并不总是令人舒适，但它是必要的。
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears.
"Books are the most powerful form of magic."
开放的社会、对知识的无限制获取、人们为推进知识而进行的无计划和无拘束的联合——这些可能使一个庞大、复杂、不断增长、日益专业化和技术化的世界，仍然是一个人类共同体的世界。
科学的进步不仅依赖于知识的积累，还需要有挑战未知的勇气。
我比我想象的更强大。