我一直相信，如果你陷入困境，也许事情进展不顺利，你会变得更强大。

1997年：贝索斯致股东信《吸引符合你价值观的股东》

人类最深层的需求是克服分离感，走出孤独的牢笼。

抒情诗的存在是为了纠正叙事的过度。

Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.

Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want.

If you can dream it, you can achieve it.