The artist must be a rebel against the status quo.
艺术家必须是现状的反叛者。
If you believe that every life has equal value, it's revolting to learn that some lives are seen as worth saving and others are not. We said to ourselves: "This can't be true. But if it is true, it deserves to be the priority of our giving."
The key to innovation in economics is to question conventional wisdom.
文学的唯一明智目的是，首先是写作的愉快劳动；其次是家人和朋友的满足；最后是实实在在的金钱。
Art should be dangerous - not physically dangerous, but dangerous to ideas.