想象力不仅是人类独有的能力，可以设想不存在的事物，因此是所有发明和创新的源泉。在其最具变革性和启示性的能力中，它是一种力量，使我们能够同情那些我们从未分享过经历的人。
"Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared."
Writing is a way of making sense of the world, and of making sense of ourselves.
一纸文凭不见得就可以造就一个人，正如同牢狱生涯也不见得会打垮每一个人。
Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.
统计学的目的是让不可见的事物变得可见。
Every artwork is a frozen moment in a process of becoming.
与其后来替一个人婉惜，不如先嘲笑他算了。
"The key to good research is not just the method, but the clarity of the question and the quality of the data."