勇气是生命为给予平静所要求的代价。

I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. In fact, there are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name.

人类一向有这个独特之处：它保留了两套法则——一套私下的，一套真正的；一套公开的，一套矫揉造作的。

Knowledge is valuable only when it is shared.

Every word in a novel is a step towards understanding the human condition.