The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race； posterity as well as the existing generation； those who dissent from the opinion， still more than those who hold it.

一流智力的检验标准是同时持有两种对立观点，并且仍然能够正常运作的能力。

The best ideas often come from the most unexpected places.

"Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow."

"The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for."

I don’t care what people think of me. I care what I think of myself.

"The stories we tell ourselves about who we are and where we come from shape our identity and our destiny."