"The world is full of stories, but only a few are worth telling."
世界上充满了故事，但只有少数值得讲述。
The value of an idea lies in its practical consequences.
Justice means minding your own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.
作家的真正力量在于他们能够让读者通过他们的眼睛看世界。
诗歌也许教会我们培育迷人的幻想：如何一遍又一遍地从自我中重生，并用语言构建一个更美好的世界，一个虚构的世界，使我们能够与生活签订一份永久而全面的和平协议。
True literature should be able to change the reader's life.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
人は、自分が死ぬために、他人を生かす。
I'm a person who likes to be on top.