Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

最大的风险是不冒任何风险。在一个快速变化的世界里，唯一注定失败的策略就是不冒险。

释义：人生活在宇宙之间，就像蜗牛争斗、蚊虫追逐飞鸟一样微不足道。

小说是对人类现实最完整、最复杂、最深刻的表达形式。