我不想成为一棵树本身，而想成为它的意义。《我的名字叫红》

The capacity of the human mind for forming and manipulating symbols is what sets us apart from other animals.

最大的礼物是生命本身。

The writer’s gift is the ability to see what others overlook.

最重要的是尝试激励人们，让他们在自己想做的事情上变得伟大。

We are survival machines—robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.

最终，我们记住的不是敌人的话语，而是朋友的沉默。