War is an ugly thing， but not the ugliest of things； the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

"The best way to learn is to do it, to make mistakes, and to learn from them."

"You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong."

The capacity of the human mind for forming and manipulating symbols is what sets us apart from other animals.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

过去是活生生的。

"A story is not like a road to follow... it's more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while."