Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer.
关上门。写作时不要让别人看着你的肩膀。不要试图弄清楚别人想从你这里听到什么；弄清楚你要说什么。这是你唯一能提供的东西。
真正的作家是因为有话要说而写作，而不是因为想说些什么而写作。
译文：勤奋能使学业更加精进，而沉迷于玩乐会导致学业荒废；德行由于独立思考而有所成就，由于因循随俗而败坏。赏析：人如果愚钝不开，只要勤奋也能补拙，但聪明的人要是玩物就会丧志，做任何事也不会成功。
在原子和电子的世界中，经典物理学的定律不再有效，我们必须转向量子力学以获得正确的描述。
最伟大的经济转型往往始于小而深思熟虑的步骤。
"The present is always an unstable place, the past is where you anchor yourself."
"I'm interested in the human condition and how people react under extreme pressure."
资本主义是贪婪的合法化版本。
艺术的目的是表现事物的内在意义，而不是外在表象。
The idea of a margin of safety, a Graham precept, will never be obsolete. The idea of making the market your servant will never be obsolete. The idea of being objective and dispassionate will never be obsolete.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.