The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

【解释】脑力劳动者统治人，体力劳动者被人统治；被统治者养活别人，统治者靠别人养活，这是通行天下的原则。

过度捕捞的真正代价不是用美元衡量的，而是用空荡荡的渔网和破碎的社区。