Death was a blessing, so great, so deep that we can fathom it only at those moments, like this one now, when we are reprieved from it. It was the return home from long, unspeakably painful wanderings, the correction of a great error, the loosening of tormenting chains, the removal of barriers---it set a horrible accident to rights again.
死亡是一种幸福，是非常深邃的幸福——是在痛苦不堪的徘徊后踏上归途，是严重错误的纠正，是从难以忍受的枷锁桎梏中得到解放。
朋友都是有共通点的 (物以类聚)。
小说是可能的艺术，而可能总是比现实更可怕。
文章的最高境界，是与自然造化相通，达到自然而然的精妙。
我明白了成长意味着不害怕尝试新事物。
——辛格1978年诺贝尔文学奖获奖演说
