Second place means you is the number one loser.

"Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation."

The liberal democratic system may not be perfect, but it is the best system we have.

Good architecture creates possibilities, not limitations.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

人生短暂，不值得心怀怨恨。

永远不要停止提问——进步就从那里开始。

成为一名作家就是在每一天的寒冷时分坐在桌前写作；而不是等待天才的蓝色火焰从胸骨中喷涌而出。