A great novel is one that refuses to be reduced to a single meaning.
伟大的小说是拒绝被简化为单一意义的小说。
"You can't be a writer unless you're a reader first."
现代社会让我们焦虑的另一个缘故是,我们除了人类以外没有其它重心。我们是从古至今的第一个无神社会,除了我们自己以外,我们不膜拜任何事物,我们对自己评价极高,为什么不呢,我们把人送上月球,达成了许多不可思议的事,我们习惯崇拜自己。
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal.
It's not about being the first woman, it's about being a good mathematician.
唯一的好是知识,唯一的恶是无知。