一本好的小说应该既是一面镜子，也是一扇窗户。

【译文】 孔子说：“譬如堆山，还差一筐，没堆成就停了，功亏一篑是自己造成的；譬如填坑，只倒一筐，继续填下去，坚持不懈是自己决定的。”

I’m drawn to stories that challenge the dominant narrative.

活着就是留下痕迹，而诗歌是所有痕迹中最持久的

一切都在流动，一切都在变化，没有永恒不变的东西。

除非你能将数据转化为可操作的见解，否则数据毫无意义。

In the dictatorship, time stands still.

The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It’s getting them wrong that is living, getting them wrong and wrong and wrong and then, on careful reconsideration, getting them wrong again.

The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.

The principles of learning are universal across species.

我们学会了爱自己，现在我敦促你“为自己发声”。