What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

"The novel is a way of thinking about the world, a way of understanding the world."

唯一剩下的真正反抗就是拒绝参与世界的疯狂。

活着就是受苦，生存就是在苦难中找到某种意义。

The power of a story lies in its ability to make us see the world differently.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.