"The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion."

言语有治愈伤口的力量，也有加深伤口的可能；作家必须明智地选择。

The most successful states in the 21st century will be those that can combine the efficiency of markets with the fairness of democratic institutions.

文学是人类自我审视的镜子。