The mark of mediocrity is to look for precedent.

Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.

2009年：贝索斯致股东信《执着于用户体验》

我喜欢讲故事，而且我喜欢用视觉上引人入胜的方式来讲述。

小说质量的最大预测因素是小说家愿意面对自己或他人的不美好真相。