谦谦君子，卑以自牧也。
释义：谦虚的君子，即使处于卑微的地位，也能以谦虚的态度自我约束，而不因为位卑，就在品德方面放松修养。现常用“卑以自牧”表示以谦卑自守，以谦卑的态度修养自心。
The most important thing is to be honest in your writing.
On innovation: "I think frugality drives innovation， just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out."
Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.
A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.