The ultimate goal of fiction is to create a world that is more real than reality itself.
小说的终极目标是创造一个比现实本身更真实的世界。
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
政府，即使在其最佳状态下，也不过是一种必要的恶；在其最坏的状态下，则是一种无法忍受的恶。
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
It’s possible that a not-so smart person， who can communicate well， can do much better than a super smart person who can’t communicate well. That is good news because it is much easier to improve your communication skills than your intelligence.
建筑师必须是一个梦想家。
你必须强迫自己考虑相反的观点。特别是当它们挑战你最钟爱的想法时。
译文：毛毛细雨虽小却容易打湿衣裳，无中生有的话看似无事却会伤到人心。赏析：一句看似不经意的话，但有时会让听者误解，生出怨恨之心。
Our ideas of what we believe to be， are not of what they are， but only of what they seem to be.