"I am not interested in the individual fate of the characters, but in the social conditions that produce such fates."

I’d tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.

对人类同胞最大的罪恶不是憎恨，而是冷漠：那是不人道的本质。

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

个人的行为并非以社会福利最大化为目标。

如果你要思考，那就想大的。

"The beauty of language is that it can convey the inexpressible, making the intangible tangible."