没有人能在相当长的时间里对自己戴一副面具,对大众戴另一副面具,而最终不困惑于哪一副才是真实的。
No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practising politicians.
The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot be a mere entertainer. He must be all of these and more.
I do think there is an important artistic component in what we do. As a technology company I’ve tried to really stress that.
The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that reveals reality more profoundly than the factual truth.