当天赋不努力时，勤奋会战胜天赋。

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

作家必须是生命的窃贼。

I'm interested in architecture that has a certain level of resistance, that doesn't give itself up too easily.

The challenge in auction theory is to balance simplicity with strategic sophistication.

A writer's duty is to rebel against lies and oppression.

关于外行编程的最好的书是；但这是因为对于外行来说这是最好的书。