The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, anguished or mocking smokescreen which keeps the other in its place.
记忆是个奇怪的东西。它的运作方式和我所想的不同。我们如此受时间束缚,受其顺序约束。
作家必须是一个永远的提问者,一个质疑所有确定性的人。