最令人兴奋的发现是那些挑战我们假设的发现。

The best leaders are those who empower others to lead.

诗歌是一种在黑暗中看见的方式。

The healthy social life is found when in the mirror of each human soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the community the virtue of each one is living.

The act of writing is an act of faith—in language, in the reader, in the story itself.

图书馆是一个过去、现在和未来相遇的地方。

Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.

The past is a puzzle, and genetics provides some of the pieces.

写作就是一场漫长的自我教育。