The novel is a great discovery: far greater than Galileo's telescope or somebody else's wireless. The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.
小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。小说是人类迄今为止达到的最高表达形式。为什么？因为它是如此无法达到绝对。
The most important skill in mathematics is the ability to think clearly.
一个民族的记忆是其最具争议的领土。
文学是让不可见变得可见的艺术。
为了得到永生，一个人必须付出昂贵的代价；一个人必须在活着的时候死去多次。
我的艺术就是我的灵魂。
The soul is a traveler, and the body is its suitcase.