在生命中，最微不足道但有意义的事物，也比最伟大但无意义的事物更有价值。

文学应该让安逸者不安，让不安者得慰。

释义：不能因为一点小瑕疵就损坏一个大的器物。

Behavior is determined by the interaction of drive and habit strength.

美国正在经历政治衰败的危机，其机构越来越功能失调，无法应对国家的挑战。

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.

唯一真正的真理是爱的真理。

The novel is the most complete lie that tells the deepest truths.