写作是为我们的恐惧发声的一种方式。

The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

We are survival machines—robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.

变革在中间阶段最为艰难。

最好的领导者是那些最热衷于让比自己更聪明的人围绕在身边的人。

诗人的笔比战士的剑更有力。

写作是探索人类经验的复杂性和身份细微差别的一种方式。