每一次创造行为首先都是破坏行为。

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。

历史总是由胜利者书写。当两种文化冲突时，失败者会被抹去，而胜利者则书写历史书籍——这些书籍美化他们的事业，贬低被征服的敌人。

防止变老的最佳实践是保持惊讶。

The artist is a child of his time, but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.

小说中的沉默往往比文字喊得更大声。