Loneliness is a lifelong companion, an established fact. Instead of denying it, fighting it, and avoiding it needlessly, you’d better accept it, let it protect you from going home in the crowd, and let it accompany you to breakfast on Saturday morning and tidy up the sunshine.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

"Writing is a way to understand the world, to make sense of the chaos around us."

Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.

如果你不愿意冒险，你就不会取得非凡的成就。