A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

市场奖励那些有耐心和纪律的人。

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.

"A writer must be a spy on humanity."

你必须弄清楚你自己的天赋是什么。如果你玩的游戏是别人有天赋而你没有的，你就会输。这几乎是你能做出的任何预测中最接近确定的。你必须弄清楚你在哪里有优势。你必须在你自己的能力圈内玩。