I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!

通往力量的道路总是在建设中。

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗，发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了，他才会转向长篇小说。

最好的故事是与真相共鸣的故事。

Emotions can capture attention automatically, demonstrating the close link between affective and cognitive systems.

"Un libro es una conversación entre el autor y el lector, un diálogo que trasciende el tiempo y el espacio."

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

A novel is a mirror that reflects not only the world but also the reader's soul.