懒惰是所有恶习的开端，所有美德的王冠。

真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。

——1997年9月26日在美国加州圣地亚哥市发表演讲

没有应用的创新就像没有充电的电池——充满潜力但无能为力。

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

我写作是为了探索语言和经验的边界。

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

你不必成为最好的，你只需要尽力而为。

The best art leaves you with more questions than answers.