The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
成为英雄的最大障碍是怀疑自己是否会证明自己是个傻瓜；真正的英雄主义是抵制这种怀疑；最深刻的智慧是知道何时应该抵制，何时应该服从。
文学的力量在于它能够将我们与普遍的人类经验联系起来。
Ideas become a material force when they grip the masses.
Every novel is a journey into the unknown, both for the writer and the reader.
Life is short and you have to keep moving forward.
A tranquil soul is wiser than a distracted one.