Over the long term， the future is decided by optimists. To be an optimist you don’t have to ignore all the many problems we create； you just have to imagine improving our capacity to solve problems.
从长远来看，未来是由乐观主义者决定的。成为一个乐观主义者，不是要忽视现有的许多问题，而是想象怎么才能改善我们解决问题的能力。
我们都对边疆的概念着迷，但这个边疆在不断后退。
When I am abroad， I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country。 I make up for lost time when I come home.
A writer's greatest tool is empathy, the ability to feel with others, to see the world through their eyes.