The end of government is the good of mankind.
I write to understand the world, and to understand myself.
To understand others, you must first understand yourself.
The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.
有独创性的作家，除非死了，否则总是令人震惊、令人愤慨的；新奇的事物会扰乱和排斥。
I don't write to be loved, I write to be understood.
生命短暂，珍惜每一刻。
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
成为一名作家就是成为生活的永久学生。