It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.
我们也会从电视、广告,各样的市场宣传中得到我们对成功的想象。这些东西影响了我们,对我们自己的看法、我们想要什么。当我们听说银行业是个受人尊敬的行业,许多人便加入银行业,当银行业不再受人尊敬,我们便对银行业失去兴趣,我们很能接受建议。
Writing is rewriting—the magic happens in the edits.
你无法说服一个人接受一个他自己也无法说服他自己的理念。
The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with honesty, to the very end of his strength.