写作是一种说“我存在”的方式。

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

尊重贤能，让他们在其位谋其职，那么天下有才能的人都愿意为这个朝代效力。

最好的建筑是看不见的；重要的是其中的生活。

On growth: "All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you， you're Woolworth's."