"The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it."

A great biography should be like a portrait that captures both the light and the shadow.

Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

对付不自由世界的唯一方法就是变得如此绝对自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一种反叛。

一个社会的真正考验在于它如何对待最脆弱的成员。

世界上充满了愿意的人；一些人愿意工作，其余的人愿意让他们工作。

夜晚是启示的时刻。