"Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary."
The work of the philosopher consists in assembling reminders for a particular purpose.
Le crime fait la honte, et non pas l'échafaud.
心理学家必须是一个细致的观察者。
"The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them."
真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。
在理论计算机科学的领域里，我们常常发现最深刻的见解来自于最简单的想法。
The writer’s first job is not to have opinions but to tell the truth.