A great novel is a conversation between the author and the reader across time and space.

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That is how I refuel.

Coal is not just a commodity, it's a commitment to America's future.

最重要的是对你所做的事情真诚。如果你真诚，公众会感受到它。

Time is the only true enemy we have, and the only one we can never defeat.

数学不仅仅是关于数字、方程、计算或算法：它是关于理解的。

寺院里经常有仙客出入，宰相之才出自书斋之中。