The best monsters are the ones that show us something true about ourselves.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

问题在于我们不仅不理性，而且是可预测的非理性——我们的非理性行为会以同样的方式一再发生。

小说家必须是心理学家，但是一种特殊的心理学家——他理解男女的灵魂，仿佛是他创造了他们。

成功就是对你所做的事情感到快乐。

你不能通过直接的力量改变你的大象，但你可以随着时间的推移训练它。