A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...
I'm not a person who likes to be typical.
文学不是一场道德选美比赛。它的力量来自声音的权威,而非灵魂的纯洁。
这些墙很有趣。刚入狱的时候,你痛恨周围的高墙;慢慢地,你习惯了生活在其中;最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。这就叫体制化。
每个人都有不为世人所知的秘密悲伤;我们常常称一个人冷漠,而实际上他只是悲伤。