The essence of power is the ability to make others do what they do not want to do.

A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.

The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important.

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.

写作的艺术是发现一个人所相信的东西的艺术。

品味只是一种势利的表现。

作家必须是自由的捍卫者，即使以他自己的舒适为代价。