作家应当是他时代的见证者，同时也是世界的创造者。

"History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation."

To write is to confront the ghosts of the past and give them a voice in the present.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

美存在于观者眼中，但艺术家的职责就是挑战这种观念。