Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
人们变得文明，不在于他们愿意相信的程度，而在于他们愿意怀疑的程度。
"The poet is the one who breaks the silence, who speaks first, who dares to speak."
The magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them. This dark assertion will be illuminated later on.
我们不是地球的所有者，我们只是它的乘客。
"The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them."
小说是一面映照世界的镜子。