爱斯基摩人有52个名字来称呼雪,因为雪对他们很重要:爱也应该有同样多的名字。
The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.
Memory is a battlefield where truth and myth collide.
Concerning the gods, I have no means of knowing whether they exist or not or of what sort they may be, because of the obscurity of the subject, and the brevity of human life.
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
我不数我的仰卧起坐。只有当它开始疼的时候,我才开始数。
Sometimes the most unexpected findings lead to the greatest advances.
We must listen to the science—ignoring it will only lead to irreversible damage.
作家最大的挑战不是找到正确的词语,而是在这些词语中找到真相。