我不问作家关于他们的工作习惯。我真的不在乎。乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨在某个地方说过，当作家们互相询问他们什么时候开始工作，什么时候结束，以及午餐花多长时间时，他们实际上是在试图找出，“他和我一样疯狂吗？”我不需要这个问题的答案。

The act of writing is an act of freedom.

经济增长必须具有包容性才能持续。

Sustainable development requires balancing economic benefits with environmental protection.

无论生活看起来多么艰难，总会有你可以去做，并且取得成功的事情。最重要的是你不能放弃。

每本书都是通往新世界、新体验的门户。

You’ve got to have models in your head. And you’ve got to array your experience—both vicarious and direct—on this latticework of models. You may have noticed students who just try to remember and pound back what is remembered. Well, they fail in school and in life. You’ve got to hang experience on a latticework of models in your mind.