"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

有人自认为在做有用的事，却收效甚微；有人看似在做“无用”之功却流芳后世，引为大用。

你给予的越多，得到的就越多。

We must keep learning to keep up with the times.

我试图通过我的作品来揭示人类的复杂性。

胜利关乎心灵，而不仅仅是双腿。它必须处于正确的位置。

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

真相很少是纯粹的，也从来不是简单的。

一个国家的力量不仅仅是其强制能力，还包括其提供服务的能力以及在公民眼中保持合法性的能力。