The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

你必须弄清楚你自己的天赋是什么。如果你玩的游戏是别人有天赋而你没有的，你就会输。这几乎是你能做出的任何预测中最接近确定的。你必须弄清楚你在哪里有优势。你必须在你自己的能力圈内玩。

"Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more."

真正的旅程是改变你的那一段。

我越是坚决地以自我存在于时代的条件中，我就越清晰地听到过去的语言，越感受到世纪的气息。

The best discoveries often come from unexpected places.