最成功的现代国家是那些能够利用市场力量，同时保持一个能够提供公共产品和规范私人活动的强大国家的国家。
The most successful modern states are those that have been able to harness the power of the market while maintaining a strong state that can provide public goods and regulate private activity.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
成功之梯最好是通过踏上机会的横档来攀登。
唯一使生活成为可能的是永久、难以忍受的不确定性；不知道接下来会发生什么。
The only limits we have are the ones we set for ourselves.
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
文学是一种抵抗的形式，一种对遗忘说不的方式。
做你自己，其他人已经有人做了。
"I don’t make music for charts. I make music for ears."