As to the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor what they are like in form; for there are many things that hinder sure knowledge, the obscurity of the matter and the shortness of human life.

The first sentence of every novel should be: "Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human."

The only limits you have are the limits you believe.

另一个人的心是一片黑暗的森林，无论它曾经多么接近自己的心。

I write to understand the world, and to understand myself.

小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。

La femme est une propriété que l'on acquiert par contrat.