Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tips of my words.
To write is to confront the ghosts of our past, to give them a voice, and perhaps, to set them free.
写作就是面对我们过去的幽灵，给它们一个声音，也许，让它们自由。
写作是一种不被干扰的说话方式。
一个好的数学家是懒惰的，但要以建设性的方式。
The truth is a fragile thing, easily broken.
我不害怕任何人，但我尊重每个人。
创造建筑就是建立秩序。建立什么秩序？功能和物体。
The fundamental job of a kid is to be selfish—to pursue their own needs and desires—and the fundamental job of a parent is to be selfless.