生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。

希望是最后死去的，但也是最先重生的。

Life is a never-ending struggle between memory and forgetting.

Writing is not about being clever. It's about being honest.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

好的系统不能具有较弱的命令语言。

The writer's duty is to write with rigor, with honesty, and to never accept compromises.