The greatest threat to democracy is not from external enemies but from internal decay and the loss of civic virtue.

我发誓和你断绝一切父女之情和血缘亲属关系，把你当做一个路人看待 从现在起直到永远。

I think all writing is a campaign against cliche. Not just cliches of the pen but cliches of the mind and cliches of the heart.

摆脱诱惑的唯一方法就是屈服于它。

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

决心是成功的基石。

文学是一种抵抗，是对现实的抵抗，也是对自我内心的抵抗。