The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

在暴君有权杀死一个国家的权利被证明之前，一个国家在必要时杀死暴君的权利永远不会被怀疑。

诗歌也许教会我们培育迷人的幻想：如何一遍又一遍地从自我中重生，并用语言构建一个更美好的世界，一个虚构的世界，使我们能够与生活签订一份永久而全面的和平协议。

2012年：贝索斯致股东信《长远思考才能做到不可能的事情》

"The poem is a way of making sense of the world."

Writing is a journey into the unknown, a constant search for meaning in the chaos of existence.

可持续性不再是可选项；它是企业长期生存的必要条件。

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.