The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history.

作家的快乐在于思想能化作情感，而情感能完全化作思想。

自由民主在世界范围内的传播并非不可避免，但考虑到其他选择，它是最有可能的结果。

对真理的热爱就体现在：知道怎样去发现和珍惜每一件事物的好处。

Sometimes the simplest melodies are the hardest to write.

I'm the worst thing since Elvis Presley to do black music so selfishly.