The first fruit of this imagination—and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it—is the idea that the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.

我创作的每一件作品都是一个疑问，而非答案。

小说是一种思考世界的方式，而不仅仅是描述世界的方式。

【译文】来势像暴风骤雨一样猛烈，退去像微尘飘落一样静悄悄。长江的后浪推涌着前浪，世上的新人赶超着旧人。

所有的真理一旦被发现，都很容易理解；关键在于发现它们。

You will be judged on how well you treat those who can do nothing for you.

乔治·华盛顿是奴隶主对吧？那华盛顿的地位因此受损了吗？那我们是不是还得拆除华盛顿的雕像啊？

Investing is not about beating others at their game. It's about controlling yourself at your own game.