"The artist's duty is to reveal the invisible through the visible."

你不能害怕那些想要伤害你的人，因为如果你畏惧生活，你就永远不会真正地活过。

伟大的小说是改变我们看世界方式的小说。

在我看来，如果你或我必须在两种思想或行动之间做出选择，我们应该记住我们的死亡，并努力生活，使我们的死亡不会给世界带来任何快乐。

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.