"Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave - that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm."

在有地位的人面前不要诉说自己的卑贱，否则他会认为在要求他推荐。在富有的人面前不要说自己的贫困，否则他会认为在求他可怜。

I write to understand, to make sense of the world and my place in it.

真正的发现之旅不在于寻找新的风景，而在于拥有新的眼光。

La literatura es una forma de resistencia, una manera de decir que no todo está perdido.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

我相信电影有改变世界的力量。