恐惧是盲目信仰的主要来源，也是残酷的主要来源之一。征服恐惧是智慧的开始。

小说是一面镜子，反映了人类存在的复杂性。

勇气是能站起来侃侃而谈。勇气也是能坐下来静静倾听。

The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.

Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy.

最大的风险就是不冒任何风险。