Reason to rule, but mercy to forgive: the first is law, the last prerogative.

The pursuit of happiness is not about feeling good all the time, but about striving toward meaningful goals.

语出西汉·桓宽《盐铁论·疾贪》。表：古代测量日影以计时的标杆。要想让影子正，就要先将标杆树直；要想让下面的人清廉，就要先自己做到清廉。说明上位是下位的表率。

美好生活是一个过程，而不是一种状态。它是一个方向，而不是一个目的地。

"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone."

"The best stories are those that touch the heart and the mind at the same time."