The most important thing in auction design is to create an environment where bidders feel comfortable revealing their true valuations.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Writing is a way of preserving the ephemeral.

The most important tool of the architect is empathy.

诗人的职责是将那些我们共有的、如此深刻、如此重要却又难以名状的情感诉诸文字。

出自北齐·颜之推《颜氏家训·勉学篇》。秉，持、拿。犹，还。贤乎，胜于。少年时代就好学，就像是早上初升的太阳之光；老来才知道虚心向学，就像是拿着蜡烛走在暗夜中。尽管如此，还是比闭着眼睛什么也看不到要强多了。意在鼓励人们时刻不忘学习上进，如果错过学习的最佳时机，努力追补，仍然是精神可嘉的表现。