"History is not the past—it is the method we have evolved of organizing our ignorance of the past."

宣传之于民主，正如棍棒之于极权国家。

只有向后看才能理解生活；但要生活好，则必须向前看。

在每个大型程序内部，都有一个试图挣脱出来的小程序。

The novel is not just a mirror to the world, but a hammer with which to shape it.

生活的秘密在于给予。