"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human existence."

The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

时间是阻止光线到达我们的东西。