"Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared."

记忆是脆弱的，我的作品试图保存那些不可避免地会消失的东西。

文学是对抗狂热的最有效武器。

过去不等于未来。

在最低阶层中保存知识的手段对公众来说比国家中所有富人的所有财产都更重要。