"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."

It is not a language's weakness but its strengths that control the gradient of its change: Alas, a language never escapes its embryonic sac.

I don’t do features, I do favors.

"I'm interested in the human condition and what makes people tick."

I'm not a victim. I'm a survivor.

I find inspiration in mythology.

消灭一个民族的第一步是抹去它的记忆。摧毁它的书籍，它的文化，它的历史。然后让某人写新书，制造新文化，发明新历史。不久之后，这个民族就会开始忘记它是什么以及它曾经是什么。

"In the end, we are all stories, told and retold, until we become part of the collective memory."