对认可的渴望,灵魂中的激情部分,是人性中最具政治危险性的部分。
The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most politically dangerous part of human nature.
人类似乎有这样的倾向,建立一项规则叫别人遵守,同时又极力使自己成为例外,不受它的约束。
"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of society, and the novelist is the one who polishes that mirror."
"The story is a vehicle for the truth. We tell stories to find the truth."
我们说有些事情不能被原谅,或者说我们永远不会原谅自己。但我们确实原谅了——我们一直在这样做。
永远不要停止学习,因为世界永远不会停止变化。
Never overtrade. To do so is to violate a fundamental rule of successful trading.
作品的物质性非常重要——它必须有一种存在感。