I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗，发现自己做不到，然后尝试短篇小说，这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了，他才会转向写小说。
释义：智慧本就在你心里，无需外求。
历史不是发生了什么。历史只是历史学家告诉我们的东西。
要理解一种文化，首先必须理解它的语言。