The right way to think is the way Zeckhauser plays bridge. It’s not that he’s so smart that he always knows the right answer. He just plays the odds better.

All earthly existence must ultimately be contained in a book.

世界是如此不可预测。事情突然发生，出乎意料。我们想要感觉到我们能够控制自己的存在。

Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex.