1950年代巴菲特花了一百五十元去上卡内基课程，他说这么做的目的。

小说是对现实界限的反叛。

The power elite is composed of men whose positions enable them to transcend the ordinary environments of ordinary men and women; they are in positions to make decisions having major consequences.

必须有出世者的宽广胸怀，才能入世；否则的话，很容易受到尘世的各种利诱纠缠而使自己迅速堕落；必须有入世者的深刻体验，才能出世；否则的话，很容易变得空虚无聊而使自己难以把持人生。