出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·疾贪》。贪婪卑鄙的风气源自处于上位的统治者，而不在下层民众；对民众的教育、对国民素质的改良在于执政者的措施是否得当，而不在于人民自身的素质。

引力的存在是最明显的实验事实，但从理论角度来看，它是最神秘的力量。

I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.

Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

人是生而自由的，但却无往不在枷锁之中。

The world is a place of the living, and the dead have no place in it. The dead are nothing. They are not even a memory. They are forgotten. And the living, too, will be forgotten.

我喜欢为读者的想象力留出空间。

True leaders must dare to take responsibility and make decisions.