The brain has specialized networks for maintaining alertness, orienting to sensory events, and resolving conflict among responses.

如果你对我很糟糕，我会写首歌，而它不会是好话。

作家唯一的责任就是对艺术负责。

我想唯有自由人才能感受到这种兴奋，一个自由人步上漫长的旅程，奔向不确定的未来。

The most important thing is to be able to think like an economist, to see the world through that lens.

文学是最具颠覆性的武器，因为它通过说服而非武力改变思想。