"The role of literature is to make the world more complex, not to simplify it."

Profitability and responsibility must go hand in hand.

I'm sorry mama, I never meant to hurt you. I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet.

What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears.

建筑是赋予场所精神以形式的艺术。

君主对于有才能的贤良之人应当抬举，让他处于尊位，富贵绵长；对于没有能力且无德的人应当废弃，让他贫困低贱，成为受驱使的奴仆。

写作的行为是一种勇气的行为，是对虚无的挑战。

所有老人共同的大秘密是，在七八十年里，你其实并没有改变。你的身体变了，但你一点都没变。