I’ve always been attracted to the idea of a voice that is absolutely authoritative and yet absolutely humble.

"I think that's what fiction is for, to make sense of the world, to make sense of life."

The measure of a good book is determined by how much it makes you think and feel.

所有人类的错误都是不耐烦，过早地中断有条不紊的程序，对表面问题进行明显的围栏。

The uniform， constant， and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition， the principle from which public and national as well as private opulence is originally derived.