The metropolis exacts from man as a discriminating creature a different amount of consciousness than does rural life.
角色是追逐我的幽灵，直到我在纸上赋予它们声音。
我不喜欢赌博，但如果有一件事我愿意赌，那就是我自己。
I don’t let the future define me, I let it refine me.
写书的职业使赛马看起来像是一个稳固、稳定的生意。
It is the weak man who urges compromise--never the strong man.
侦探小说是高尚心灵的正常消遣。
Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
数学不是关于数字、方程、计算或算法的：它是关于理解的。