The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

苏联是一个恐惧的文明，人们生活在持续的对夜间敲门声的恐惧中。

"Stories have the power to connect us across time and space."

小说是生命的一本明亮的书。

头脑可以断言任何事情，并假装已经证明了它。

越是个人化的东西，越具有普遍性。