"The serve is the most important shot in tennis."

A good novel tells us the truth about its characters; a great novel tells us the truth about ourselves.

No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

自由民主可能构成“人类意识形态演化的终点”和“人类政府的最终形式”。

作家的角色是质疑而非安慰。