唯一真正的智慧在于知道自己一无所知。

人不是为了自己而活，而是为了某人而活，才能找到真正的自我。

引用沙皇亚历山大三世的名言并多次公开重申

The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.

写作是一种勇气的行为，是与自我和世界的对抗。

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.