The first fruit of this imagination—and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it—is the idea that the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.

To be a good writer, you have to be a good reader first.

生命太短暂，不能浪费在消极上。

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。

你不必总是和别人在一起才能快乐。你可以独自快乐。

The challenge in auction theory is to balance simplicity with strategic sophistication.