最好的经济解决方案往往是反直觉的。

语言既是桥梁也是障碍，它连接我们也分隔我们。

小说是唯一能够完全呈现人类复杂性的艺术形式。

The best leaders are those who listen more than they speak, and act with both vision and humility.

我写作是为了找出我的想法。

I think of my pile of old paperbacks, their pages gone wobbly, like they’d once belonged to the sea.

记忆是个奇怪的东西，它不像相机或录音机那样工作，它会重建事物，用现在的剪刀剪辑过去。