If you ask an economist what’s driven economic growth, it’s been major advances in things that mattered – the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that.

文学是一种记忆的形式，它让我们记住那些被遗忘的故事和情感。

The measure of a good book is whether it makes you think, feel, and see the world differently.

书写过去是理解现在的一种方式。

Investors should avoid trying to time the market; it's a losing strategy.