I have never been able to write a happy play. I can't. I can write a funny play, but not a happy play.

Every song I create has its own story.

The most exciting breakthroughs often come from unexpected places.

Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you into something a little different from what it was before.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

历史学家的任务是理解过去，而小说家的任务是让它活过来。

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

2016年：贝索斯致股东信《每天都要像创业的第一天那样》

你能给别人的最大礼物就是你的时间。