If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.

戏剧是一个我们可以面对最深恐惧和欲望的地方。

Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.

文学不是一场道德选美比赛。它的力量来自声音的权威，而非灵魂的纯洁。

我相信我们都是自己的墓地；我们蹲伏在自己过去的坟墓之间。

世界称之为不道德的书，是那些揭露世界自身羞耻的书。