"A novel is a machine for thinking, a way of exploring the world without leaving your chair."

没有什么比独立和自由更宝贵。

The human being cannot live in a condition of emptiness for very long: if he is not growing toward something, he does not merely stagnate; the pent-up potentialities turn into morbidity and despair, and eventually into destructive activities.

The truth is often hidden in the spaces between words, in the silence that speaks louder than any sound.

True loneliness is not being alone, but feeling lonely in a crowd.

The human being is born with a few reflexes and the emotional reactions of love and rage.