The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring.

Myth is a type of speech chosen by history: it cannot possibly evolve from the 'nature' of things.

Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.

"The writer's duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable."

书籍是共情的基石。