The art of the novel is to create a world that is more real than reality itself.

To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.

最可持续的产品是使用寿命最长的产品。

Growth should never come at the expense of quality or ethics.

心灵不是被动的镜子，而是生活的积极参与者。

"I don't want to be put in a box."

To write a life is to assemble a mosaic where some pieces are inevitably missing.