"To be a writer, one must have a certain arrogance, a belief that what one has to say is important enough for others to hear."

最具创新性的想法往往来自倾听那些最接近客户的人。

The best advice I can give is to stay humble and work hard.

文明是一条有岸的河流。河流有时充满了人们杀戮、偷窃、喊叫和做历史学家通常记录的事情的血，而在岸上，不被注意，人们建造家园，做爱，抚养孩子，唱歌，写诗，甚至雕刻雕像。文明的故事是发生在岸上的故事。