Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.

It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.

当下是唯一的现实，唯一的确定性。

小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。

There are places in the world where the old gods still walk.