The Soviet man was a man who was always waiting—for rations, for orders, for the end.

There is no such thing as great wisdom in the world, just as there is no such thing as talent. What exists is triviality. If you keep doing repetitive things, you become an expert; if you do repetitive things with special focus, you become a master.

学习必须是为了切实提升自己，这样才能安静专一，智慧日渐增长。

艺术家是他时代的孩子，但如果他也是时代的门徒，甚至是时代的宠儿，那他就倒霉了。

作家是一个总是试图推动语言的边界，探索语言的极限，看看语言能做什么的人。

我们对月球表面的了解比对海底的了解还要多。