To write is to fight against oblivion.
——對共產(chǎn)國際派到廣州之達(dá)林說,1922年4月27日
Writing is that neutral, composite, oblique space where our subject slips away, the negative where all identity is lost, starting with the very identity of the body writing.
The most expensive thing in the world is trust. It can take years to earn and just a matter of seconds to lose.
所有好書都有一個共同點——它們比真實發(fā)生的事更真實。
君主是臣子的綱常,父親是兒子的綱常,丈夫是妻子的綱常。
Good and great are seldom in the same man.