The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

写作对我来说就像呼吸。我必须写作才能活下去。

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

人类的状况是不断的斗争，但也是无尽的可能性。

不要看时钟；做它正在做的事。继续前进。

最好的领导者是那些最热衷于让比自己更聪明的人围绕在自己身边的人。

城市是一个活生生的有机体。

身份不是被给予的，而是被构建的。