我母亲是无神论者。她曾说，地狱是好事也是坏事。好就好在，地狱只是人类病态想象的产物；坏就坏在，人类想象什么，就会创造什么。
My mother was an atheist. She used to say that there was good news and bad news about hell. The good news is, hell is just the product of a morbid human imagination. The bad news is, whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create.
艺术的挑战在于使不可见的东西变得可见。
注：上世纪七十年代末，面对美国不断飙升的通胀，时任美联储主席保罗·沃尔克疯狂加息，成功击退了高通胀，但也造成了衰退。
艺术是一道转化为光的伤口。
每一本书都是作者与读者之间的一场对话。
The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you.
百姓如果没有粮食,就不能供君王役使。所以,粮食不可不努力耕种,用度不可不厉行节俭。
有时你唯一能控制的就是视角。你无法控制你的处境。但你可以选择如何看待它。