"Violence is the only thing that is real in this world."

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

I wanted to write a book about memory because I think it's one of the most fascinating things about being human.

有了图书馆，你就是自由的，不会被暂时的政治气候所限制。它是最民主的机构，因为没有人——绝对没有人——能告诉你该读什么、什么时候读以及如何读。

"Writing is a way to give voice to our hopes."

看待言语的一种方式是，它是一种不断掩饰赤裸的策略。

In investing, you get what you don’t pay for.