抬起头来，上帝把最艰难的战斗交给他最坚强的战士。
Keep your head up, God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.
"The act of writing is an act of resistance."
Coal keeps America competitive in the world.
The biographer's challenge is to be both a detective and a poet.
生活就像在博物馆里走过场，要过一阵子你才开始吸收你的所见，思考它们，读书了解它们，记忆它们——因为你不能一下子全部消化。
一个人应该原谅他的敌人，但不是在绞死他们之前。