Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

铁蛋儿的问题，不是他不识字，也不是他不会思考，而是他不知道什么是思考，并且将其与感觉相混淆。

I don’t follow the rules, I make them.

你必须忠于自己和你的艺术。

我不知道。有时候当我感觉快哭出来的时候，往往会演变成一种几乎想笑的冲动。那一定是我当时的真实感受，因为我笑了，几乎咯咯咯地笑了。

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."