It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy. But the point is, it doesn't feel that way. It's made to feel, by magazines and other media outlets, that if you've got energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage -- you, too, could start a major thing.
小说中的人物比他的创造者拥有更多自由——这就是支撑我写作的讽刺。
真正的领导力不在于掌控,而在于照顾你所负责的人。