The painter must give a completely accurate account of their experience of looking at the subject.

I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.

文学的美在于它能够将痛苦转化为某种崇高的东西。

和我一起变老吧！最好的还在后头。

The value of a commodity, or the quantity of any other commodity for which it will exchange, depends on the relative quantity of labor which is necessary for its production, and not on the greater or less compensation which is paid for that labor.

写作是一种不被中断的说话方式。