A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.

应对未来的唯一方法是在现在高效地运作。

（一个人）在本不应结束的点上结束、舍弃了自己的努力，这样的人就什么事都可能结束放弃。对于应该厚待与重视的人，没有厚待重视而是慢（薄）待轻视，那么他对什么人、什么事都可以慢待轻蔑。这样的人，向前进行的时候锐气十足，（遇到难点）倒退下来，也会非常迅速。

写作是一种探索可能界限的方式。