作家的职责是讲述可怕的真相,而读者的职责是从中学习。
The older I get, the more I realize how little I know.
打铁必须趁热,但是要磨光它则不妨从容。
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
富家子弟因求官位而倾家荡产,贪污的官吏因贪财而失职守。
"Biography is the most intimate form of history."
The heart is the only thing worth writing about.