作家是反映社会灵魂的镜子。

科学无法解开自然的终极奥秘。那是因为，归根结底，我们自己正是我们试图解开的奥秘的一部分。

作家必须是个人对抗集体暴政的捍卫者。

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

Writing is a way of speaking without being interrupted.