But the old man thought only of his steering and his great tiredness. He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of his great catch.
但老人此时想到的只是掌舵和他自己极度的疲乏。他出海太远了，那些鲨鱼把他打败了。他知道那些鲨鱼除了大马林鱼的空骨架之外，是什么也不会给他留下的。
奢侈品是唯一能将过去与未来结合得既永恒又现代的行业。
小说是一面沿着大路携带的镜子。
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
预测未来的最好方式就是创造未来。
艺术游戏的目标是触动人心，而不仅仅是刺激感官。
写作是与沉默的斗争。
教育体系是以感官基础，以思考为过程，以自由为目的。