What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

每部小说都是一次实验。

关注社会行动的符号维度——艺术、宗教、意识形态、科学、法律、道德、常识——并不是为了逃避生活的存在困境，进入某种超然的、去情感化的形式领域；而是为了深入这些困境的核心。

"There is a world of difference between the love we feel for a wild creature and the love we feel for a human being."

The future of energy lies in balancing economic growth with environmental responsibility.

全人类...都是平等和独立的，任何人都不应伤害他人的生命、健康、自由或财产。