作家的职责是说出真相，即使在不便的时候。

经济不平等不仅是一个道德问题，也是一个经济问题。

经济周期不仅仅是围绕确定性趋势的波动；它们代表了趋势本身的转变。

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.

我不怕辛苦工作。我在一个把努力工作当作生活方式的家庭中长大。

一个地方不仅仅是它的地理，更是生活在那里的故事。