作家不是在真空中造就的。作家是见证者。我们需要作家的原因是因为我们需要见证这个可怕的世纪。
The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.
We need to understand the brain to build better AI.
I'm the reason your future won't come.
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
释义：即使官员清廉如水，也很难避免手下那些圆滑狡猾的属下所带来的麻烦或阻碍。
The only true voyage of discovery would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes.