The individual is the only reality. The further we move away from the individual toward abstract ideas about Homo sapiens, the more likely we are to fall into error.

信件是传记作者的金矿；它们揭示了官方记录所隐藏的东西。

Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. I am learning to live between effort and surrender.

幸福与不幸常常紧密相连，我们应当学会在顺境中保持警惕，在逆境中保持希望。生命与死亡相伴而行，我们应该珍视每一刻，既不过度恐惧死亡也不过分执着于生存。只有在生死之间找到平衡，才能成就一番伟业，获得真正的名声。这种看待生死的态度，太能够引领我们走向成熟与从容的人生了！并且能够在生命的不同阶段保持内心的平和。