The concept of law is essentially a matter of social fact.

The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

文学是表达无法表达之物的艺术。

——2008年2月19日在斯坦福大学演讲

你想要的一切都在恐惧的另一边。

诗人是他时代的见证者。