Every performance is a new challenge for me.

The stories are not autobiographical, but they're personal in that way. I seem to know only the things that I've learned. Probably some things through observation, but what I feel I know surely is personal.

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

The brain is not a general-purpose computer but a collection of specialized circuits designed to solve specific adaptive problems.

The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for.

【释义】国家的匡正辅佐，必须依靠忠诚贤良的人，任用人才得当，天下自然就能治理好。

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

金钱是战争的命脉。