And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. The white race believes—believes with all its heart—that it is their right to take the land. To kill Indians. Make war. Enslave their brothers. This nation shouldn’t exist, if there is any justice in the world, for its foundations are murder, theft, and cruelty.
美国也是一个幻觉，是所有幻觉中最伟大的一个。白种人相信——全心全意地相信——他们有权夺取土地。杀死印第安人。发动战争。奴役他们的兄弟。如果世界上有任何正义，这个国家就不应该存在，因为它的基础是谋杀、盗窃和残忍。
衡量一个文明的标准是它如何对待其艺术家。
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
艺术家必须是哲学家和诗人。
Engineering is about solving problems, not just making things look pretty.
真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。
I’m not going to swim for anybody else. I’m swimming for me.
我唯一害怕的是上帝。