"Writing is an act of courage, a way to confront the chaos of existence."

To be a moral human being is to pay, be obliged to pay, certain kinds of attention.

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

我不是一个完美的人。我从未声称自己是。

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts.

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.