What I think I've been talking about really is success and failure. And one of the interesting things about success is that we think we know what it means. If I said that there's somebody behind the screen who's very successful, certain ideas would immediately come to mind. You'd think that person might have made a lot of money, achieved renown in some field. My own theory of success -- I'm somebody who's very interested in success, I really want to be successful, always thinking, how can I be more successful? But as I get older, I'm also very nuanced about what that word "success" might mean.

小说是讲述真相的谎言，一种比现实本身更真实的谎言。

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

To be a diplomat is to be a professional liar, but the best diplomats are those who lie the least.

The beauty of physics lies in its ability to explain the complex with the simple.

The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone; its worth is in the life it sustains.

Collaboration across industries is essential for creating sustainable solutions.

To read is to resist; to write is to rebel.