I’m not interested in an afterlife. I’m interested in this life.

翻译：蒙昧无知的人要用正道来培养，这是圣人的功业。

The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

挡在一个人和他想要的生活之间的唯一东西是尝试的意愿和相信可能的信念。

It was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see the mistake you’ve made, and there’s this panic because you don’t know yet the scale of disaster you’ve left yourself open to.

相信生活，它给人的教益比任何一本书籍都好。