最好的文学诞生于我们是谁与我们渴望成为谁之间的矛盾。

最好的建筑来自约束，而不是自由。

在阿拉伯世界，小说不仅是艺术，更是一种社会责任的承担。

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.

2001：贝索斯致股东信《我们始终坚持现金流为王》

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

I don't want to be remembered as a rapper. I want to be remembered as a person who stood for something.

人是万物的尺度：对于存在的事物，它们存在；对于不存在的事物，它们不存在。

表演不是要成为不同的人。它是在明显不同的事物中找到相似之处，然后在那里找到自己。