小说是一种永远处于危机中、濒临消失边缘的艺术形式，而这正是它保持生命力的原因。
The novel is an art form that is always in crisis, always on the verge of disappearing, and that's what keeps it alive.
War is an ugly thing， but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war， is much worse.
我心中的伟大目标是让机器变得如此完美，以至于无需人手的帮助就能完成工作。
变得快乐的技巧几乎完全不同于不悲伤的技巧。
在当今世界，数字技能和读写能力一样重要。