Rule of 7 in research. You can find out anything if you are willing to go seven levels. If the first source you ask doesn’t know， ask them who you should ask next， and so on down the line. If you are willing to go to the 7th source， you’ll almost always get your answer.

"Art is about asking questions, not providing answers."

创造就是活两次。

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

我喜欢争论，我喜欢辩论，我不希望任何人只是坐在我边上，同意我的观点，这不是他们的工作。

The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you， and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first， but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.

"Writing is a way of life, a way of understanding the world and oneself."