对我来说，这总是很奇怪……我们钦佩的人的品质，如善良、慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和感受，在我们的系统中是失败的伴随物。而我们厌恶的那些特质，如精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自我中心和自私，是成功的特质。
"It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."
Humor is just another defense against the universe.
我认为重要的是要冒险，不要害怕失败。
我不相信艺术中存在绝对真理的可能性。
The act of writing is an act of faith—in language, in the reader, in the story itself.
We should always follow the path of appearances and withhold judgment.
The quality of government is more important than the form of government.
永远不要停止学习；一旦停止，你就会开始落后。
政策规则优于自由裁量，因为它们避免了时间不一致性问题。