语言不是描述现实的工具，而是现实本身。

——晚年访谈

If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.

"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."

"Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases, think for yourself."