真正的竞争总是在你已经完成的事情和你能够做到的事情之间。你衡量自己，只与自己比较，而不是别人。
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
The future belongs to those who can turn constraints into creative opportunities.
政策规则优于自由裁量，因为它们消除了时间不一致性问题。
粮食安全的未来蕴藏在海浪之下——前提是我们负责任地养殖。
We are all obsessed with conspiracies, and we are all conspiracy theorists.
Literature is the art of expressing the inexpressible.
"Memory is what we thought we'd forgotten; it's what we have forgotten we've forgotten."
It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.