The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable.
创作行为并不纯粹。历史证明了这一点。社会学提取了它。作家失去了伊甸园，写作是为了被阅读，并逐渐意识到他是需要负责的。
夜很黑，我远离家乡。
风、海和移动的潮汐就是它们本来的样子。如果其中有奇迹、美丽和庄严，科学将会发现这些品质。
Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love.
如果你没有失败，说明你的创新还不够。
Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
数学不是关于数字、方程、计算或算法的：它是关于理解的。