最成功的现代国家是那些能够利用市场力量，同时保持一个能够执行规则和提供公共产品的强大国家的国家。
The most successful modern states are those that have been able to harness the power of the market while maintaining a strong state capable of enforcing rules and providing public goods.
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
成为作家就是成为生活的间谍。
The story is not in the plot but in the telling.
作家必须甘于孤独。
真正的竞争对手从来不是同行，而是用户的旧习惯。
文学的职责是扰乱、质疑、动摇确定性。
设计应该解决问题，而不是制造新的问题。