The novel is the only place where all contradictions can coexist.

The best mathematics is not just rigorous; it is also elegant.

The artist must be a witness to the sacred.

Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can’t take it in all at once.

历史不是发生了什么。历史只是历史学家告诉我们的东西。

I don’t do things for the reaction or the controversy. I just live my life.

真爱就是你把别人的需求放在自己之前。

The foundation of every government is some principle or passion in the minds of the people.