The way to learn about the mind is to reverse-engineer it: to figure out what natural selection designed it to accomplish.

"Realism is not about copying nature, but understanding its essence."

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

The past beats inside me like a second heart.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.

You can’t build a great business alone. Surround yourself with the right team.

我认为小说的意义就在于此，理解世界，理解生活。