"Books are the way that we communicate with the dead. The way that we learn lessons from those who are no longer with us, that humanity has built on itself, progressed, made knowledge incremental rather than something that has to be relearned, over and over."

Today is difficult, tomorrow is more difficult, but the day after tomorrow is beautiful.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

阅读是打开世界的钥匙。

"The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life."

轧棉机的发明是需求和观察的结果。

我是我故事的作者。我决定情节、人物和结局。