The greatest predictor of a novel's quality is the novelist's willingness to confront the unlovely truth about himself or herself.

有时候不逼自己一把，你永远不知道自己有多优秀。

「释义」：坚守志向要像心痛发作，全神贯注在痛处，哪还有心思闲聊多事？

Every seed planted is a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.

【译文】 孔子说：“君子总是胸怀宽广，小人总是忧愁悲伤。”

Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.

市场并非完全有效，但它们足够有效，以至于大多数人无法持续跑赢市场。