Whenever two programmers meet to criticize their programs, both are silent.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

Action and knowledge are not obstacles to each other.

艺术不是反映现实的镜子，而是塑造现实的锤子。

作家必须有勇气面对真相，无论它有多么痛苦。