The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
一个人性格的深度和力量是由其道德储备决定的。人们只有在被抛出他们生活的惯常条件时才会完全显露自己，因为只有那时他们才不得不依靠自己的储备。
The night is a world lit by itself.
Every book is a journey, and every journey is a book.
人类学的目的是让世界能够包容人类的差异。
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
文学是发现普通人身上非凡之处的艺术，用普通的话语说出非凡的事情。