In every society, there are voices that are silenced; literature gives them a chance to speak.

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

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.

地狱中最黑暗的地方是为那些在道德危机时保持中立的人保留的。

人们通常看到他们寻找的东西，听到他们倾听的东西。