消灭一个民族的第一步是抹去它的记忆。摧毁它的书籍、文化、历史。然后让某人写新书,制造新文化,发明新历史。不久之后,这个国家就会开始忘记它是什么以及它曾经是什么。它周围的世界会忘记得更快。
统治阶级掌握着物质生产的手段;无产阶级仅有的是他们的劳动力。
The novel is the art of the possible, and the possible is always more terrifying than the real.
The real challenge is not just building climate models, but interpreting what they tell us.
The true subject of a painting is the painting itself.