«کسی نمیشنود ما را،
اگر که رویِ سخن داری،
و درد حرف زدن داری،
اگر دهان خودت هستی،
اگر زبان خودت هستی،
به گوش های خودت رو کن.»

"This was when she asked him whether it was true that love conquered all, as the songs said. "It is true," he replied, "but you would do well not to believe it.""

- Of Love and Other Demons

"I came to the conclusion that people were just peculiar; I withdrew from them and never thought about them until I was forced to."

- To Kill a Mockingbird