The true genius shudders at incompleteness — and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it ought to be.

历史学家必须与其研究对象有某种亲缘关系。死者不会开口，除非你以恰当的方式呼唤他们。

I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.