The ideas of economists and political philosophers， both when they are right and when they are wrong， are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men， who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence， are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.

It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.

"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human existence."

你无法取悦所有人，所以别尝试。

我是一个喜欢卓越的人。

The most dangerous risk is refusing to take any risks at all.

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously.

Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade in, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education.