作家就是那种花上数年耐心地试图发现自己内心第二个存在的人，以及那个造就了他的世界。

解读：道德更多依赖个体的自我约束与内在修养，无法像法律一样强制要求他人遵循。每个人需主动提升道德水准，倘若将道德标准强行加诸他人，容易引发道德绑架，破坏人际关系和谐。

The history of women’s labor force participation is not a steady march upward but a story of fits and starts.

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.