What I think I've been talking about really is success and failure. And one of the interesting things about success is that we think we know what it means. If I said that there's somebody behind the screen who's very successful, certain ideas would immediately come to mind. You'd think that person might have made a lot of money, achieved renown in some field. My own theory of success -- I'm somebody who's very interested in success, I really want to be successful, always thinking, how can I be more successful? But as I get older, I'm also very nuanced about what that word "success" might mean.

人需要困扰，困扰是心理健康的必需之物。

I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, ‘Is he as crazy as I am?’ I don’t need that question answered.

选择一天，好好地享受——直到极致。我认为过去的经历能帮助我享受现在，我不愿浪费当下的任何一点去为未来苦恼。

Integrity is the foundation of trust, and trust is the foundation of success.

真正的领导力是关于创造一个让其他人能够茁壮成长的环境。