缃绨递满而改头换面，兹律既湮；缥帙动盈而活剥生吞，斯风亦坠。

雨果

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

我当时在纽约一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聪明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羡慕他。我告诉我的老板我想开办一家在网上卖书的公司。他带我在中央公园漫步良久，认真地听我讲完，最后说："听起来真是一个很好的主意，但是对那些目前没有谋到一份好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。"这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，他说服我在最终作出决定之前再考虑48小时。那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾，倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。在深思熟虑之后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随我内心的热情。我为那个决定感到骄傲。

杰夫·贝索斯

在交谈中途我们哑然以对，无可奈何地微笑。我们的人无话可说。

维斯瓦娃·辛波丝卡

爱的，不爱的。一直在告别中。

林徽因

你被人谈到的机会越多，你就越希望被人谈到。

罗素

Y染色体就像姓氏一样，只沿男性继承，从理论上讲应该也同样适用，但其中包含的信息量太少，不够用。线粒体DNA是寻找同一物种的共同祖先生存年代的理想工具。

理查德·道金斯

岛村看见这种悲愁，没有觉得心酸，就像是在梦中看见了幻影一样。

川端康成

上帝存在于细节之中。