If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.
如果一个人只希望幸福，这很容易实现；但我们希望比别人更幸福，这总是困难的，因为我们相信别人比他们实际更幸福。
A good algorithm is like a well-told story.
"The writer is a man who is always trying to capture the essence of life, the essence of the human condition, the essence of the world."
世界上最伟大的事情就是知道如何属于自己。
Le temps est le seul capital des gens qui n'ont que leur intelligence pour fortune.
计划写作不是写作。列提纲、做研究、和别人谈论你在做什么，这些都不是写作。写作就是写作。
当你同时倾听数据和直觉时，才能做出最佳决策。
无色的绿色念头愤怒地睡觉。
"The best installations make you aware of your own presence."
I write to understand, to grasp the reality that escapes me.
我不是女权主义者。我赞美男人，我爱男人。我赞美美国男性文化，啤酒，酒吧和肌肉车...但我确实相信女性应该获得平等。