新殖民地的建立者，无论他们最初可能设想出多么乌托邦的人类美德和幸福，都无一例外地在他们最早的实际需求中认识到，必须分配一部分处女地作为墓地，另一部分作为监狱的所在地。

Writing is a way of life, a way of being in the world.

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied.

The more we learn about sensory biology, the more we realize how intricate and finely tuned our nervous system is.

重要的不是拥有你想要的，而是珍惜你已拥有的。

写作是一种爱的行为，一种接近他人、理解他人的方式。