I believe that the job of the novelist is to go out into the world and to bring back news of the human condition.
艺术家必须像上帝在创造中一样存在于他的作品中,无形而全能;人们必须处处感受到他,但永远看不到他。
The sun, the sea, the wind—these are the eternal poets.
追求知识是一场没有终点的旅程,但每一步都带来自己的回报。
The strength of a state is not just its ability to coerce, but its ability to provide services and maintain legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.
下一个突破不会来自把事情做得更好,而是来自做更好的事情。
The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.
Overfishing is a crime against future generations.