名誉是一件无聊的骗人的东西；得到它的人未必有什么功德，失去它的人也未必有什么过失。

解释：做好事不为名声，而名声却跟来了；有名声不是希望获得利益，而利益也跟着来；有利益并不希望同别人争夺，而争夺也跟来了。

Writing is a way of connecting with the world.

The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.

I'm lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much credit as I do for the trophies we've won.

盖亚假说是一种将地球视为有生命的系统的方式，不是情感上的，而是作为一个系统。