Nothing exists except atoms and empty space； everything else is opinion.

事实上，每个作家都会创造自己的先驱。他的作品会改变我们对过去的理解，也会改变未来。

 One foul sentence does more hurt than many foul examples. For these do but corrupt the stream；the other corrupt the fountain.

文学是克服死亡的唯一途径。