The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

The weight of the past is heavier than the future.

一个把平等置于自由之上的社会两者都得不到。一个把自由置于平等之上的社会在很大程度上可以两者兼得。

I don't write to be happy, I write to be free.

On morals: "The one thing that offends me the most is when I walk by a bank and see ads trying to convince people to take out second mortgages on their home so they can go on vacation. That's approaching evil."

一个国家的法律如果不能保证公平公正、不能惩恶扬善、不能保障人民的利益，就不能当做法律。