A building should respond to its environment, not dominate it.

If your dreams don't scare you, they are too small.

"A writer's duty is to question, to challenge, and to illuminate the complexities of life."

You don't lead by hitting people over the head—that's assault， not leadership.

Abstraction is the key to managing complexity in large software systems.

The past is never dead. It's not even past.

有独创性的作家，除非死了，否则总是令人震惊、令人愤慨的；新奇的事物会扰乱和排斥。

天地和宇宙虽然广阔，但在更大的尺度上也不过是一小部分。

真正的作家不追求名声，而是追求真理。