The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.

过度恐惧不可预测的事件可能导致更糟糕的后果。保持冷静和理性至关重要。

The meaning of a word is not a mental entity， but a social practice.

The novel is an art form that is always in crisis, always on the verge of disappearing, and that's what keeps it alive.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."