Short-term gains should never compromise long-term sustainability.

"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."

宪法的一个伟大目标是限制多数人压迫少数人。

《论语》中孔子讲“君子不器”，是针对古代士阶层的，君子不是像器物一样有具体的作用，君子在位，可以管理操作器物的人。

Rebuilding my career at fifty wasn’t easy—but nothing worthwhile ever is.

作家就像音叉：当我们被与我们共鸣的东西击中时，我们会做出反应。

The final test of a novel is whether you care so much for the people that you want to know what happens to them next.

邪恶胜利的唯一必要条件就是好人无所作为。