小说是最民主的艺术形式，因为它只需要一个读者。

Scientific rigor is the foundation of everything we do; without it, trust is impossible.

"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

I'm not so interested in how things look as in what they mean.

I think it is in the nature of poetry to be always hinting at something beyond what is actually said.

解释：明智的人不违背时机而放弃有利的行动，勇士不回避死亡而埋没名声，忠臣不先顾及自己后顾及国君。