文明是一条有岸的河流。河流有时充满了人们杀戮、偷窃、喊叫和做历史学家通常记录的事情的血，而在岸上，不被注意，人们建造家园，做爱，抚养孩子，唱歌，写诗，甚至雕刻雕像。文明的故事是发生在岸上的故事。

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."

我看到一切。这就是我的问题。

I always tell my kids, 'If you're going to do something, do it well. And if you're not going to do it well, don't do it at all.'

一个故事可以改变一生——甚至可能改变世界。

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools.

建筑不是为了富人或名人建造什么，而是为了提高每个人的生活质量。