The greatest predictor of a novel's quality is the novelist's willingness to confront the unlovely truth about himself or herself.
Trust the scientific process—it’s slow but it works.
You really don’t want to be famous. Read the biography of any famous person.
唯一比被人谈论更糟糕的事情就是没人谈论你。
The right way to think is the way Zeckhauser plays bridge. It’s not that he’s so smart that he always knows the right answer. He just plays the odds better.
这段话是茅以升对自己一生的总结，强调奋斗是人生的重要桥梁。