"The emotions are like a computer's output devices - they motivate action to solve specific adaptive problems."

There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, 'There now, hang on, you'll get over it.' Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.

艺术家必须是研究者，不断实验和探索新的可能性。

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

译文：只要专注于眼前的事物，自然就不会有烦恼。

一个社会文化系统的行为基础设施是其上层建筑的主要原因。