写作是理解世界混乱的一种方式。

To study ancient DNA is to converse with the dead.

I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. In fact, there are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name.

我们不必比别人更聪明，但必须比别人更有纪律性。

写作的方法，在于积累道理和涵养气质。