“If you beget a monster of a child it could prove you were rather monstrous yourself.”

“...and that there were many things grown-ups did which couldn't properly be judged by young people until the young people were grown-ups themselves...”

“There are no facts, only interpretations.”

“My story is of such marvel that if it were written with a needle on the corner of an eye, it would yet serve as a lesson to those who seek wisdom.”

“There are 1,198,500,000 people alive now in China. To get a feel for what that means, simply take yourself - in all your singularity, importance, complexity, and love - and multiply by 1,198,500,00...”