Diversity in species and systems isn’t complexity—it’s insurance.

我们对自己说的最大谎言是 "这不需要写下来，我能记住的"。（换言之：好脑子不如烂笔头。）

我相信讲故事的力量可以改变人们的生活。

"Writing is a way to make sense of our place in history."

释义：吃一点亏并没有什么大碍，退让三分也无妨。春天刚看到杨柳变绿，秋天又看到菊花变黄，生活就是这样不断变化的。

信息过载的时代，快速学习是最大的竞争优势。

"Language is a weapon, and I wield it with precision."

Not for the sake of our health, though it's often presented that way, but because it's an escape from the human anthill. It's an escape from our own competition, and our own dramas. And that's why ween joy looking at glaciers and oceans, and contemplating the Earth from outside its perimeters, etc. We like to feel in contact with something that is non-human, and that is so deeply important to us.