Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友；它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问，也是最耐心的老师。
——2000年10月18日出席西雅图一次会议时的发言
The more you know, the less you understand.
The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read.
To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.
「释义」：心中光明坦荡，还有什么需要多言？
可持续捕捞不是一种选择，而是唯一的出路。