The novel is the most democratic of art forms because it requires only a reader.

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

不要拘泥于文字而误解词句，也不要拘泥于个别词句而误解作品完整的意思；能以自己的切身体会去推测作者的本意，这才是懂得了阅读作品的正确方法。

我相信我们生来都有目的，而我的目的就是歌唱。

The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.

安逸是智慧的危害；胆怯是勇敢的仇敌。