作为一个作家的巨大优势是你可以窥探别人。你在那里，听着每一个字，但你的一部分在观察。对作家来说，一切都是有用的，每一片碎片，甚至是最长最无聊的午餐会。
"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."
I'm not a businessman; I'm a business, man.
荀子所说的“伪”，是“人为”的意思。天生就有的是“性”，是人力无法改变的；通过后天的学习、努力可以改变的，就是“伪”。所以荀子主张“化性起伪”，通过自己能掌控的力量来改变已成定数的东西。
The most interesting art is the art that asks questions.
经济转型的成功取决于正式制度与非正式制度的兼容性。