The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

一个人如果不讲信用，不知道他怎么能立身处世？就像牛车没有了輗，马车上没有了軏，还靠什么行走呢？

童年是我们都曾访问过但不太记得的异国他乡。

I'm not a person who likes to be standard.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

科学中最重要的不是获得新的事实，而是发现思考它们的新方法。

细节不是细节，它们构成了设计。

A well-designed system is one that can evolve over time without requiring significant rework.

最好的领导者是那些最热衷于让比自己更聪明的人围绕在身边的人。

我不喜欢赌博，但如果有一样东西我愿意押注，那就是我自己。