Writing is about making something, not about expressing yourself.

作家最大的挑战不是找到正确的词语，而是在这些词语中找到真相。

友情是超越时间的纽带。

我不过是一个女人。作为一个女人，我没有谋生的办法，不能赚钱养活我和我的家人。即使我拥有财富，但那不属于我。如果我和我的丈夫结婚，我的财富将归属于他。如果我么有孩子，我的财富将归属于我的孩子，不是我。所以请不要坐在那里告诉我婚姻不是一个经济命题，因为它的确就是。

The history of science is the history of men correcting their mistakes.

The idea that we will make a society where literally everybody is graded, the good at the top, bad at the bottom, exactly done as it should be, is impossible. There are simply too many random factors: accidents, accidents of birth, accidents of things dropping on people's heads, illnesses, etc. We will never get to grade them, never get to grade people as they should.

建筑师必须是一位领导者。

成为作家就是成为生活的间谍。