Literature is the only drug that allows us to temporarily escape reality.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

译文：有钱有酒的时候，身边就有兄弟朋友，可遭遇困难的时候，身边哪里能看一个人呢。赏析：远离为了利益而交的朋友，结交相互欣赏，相互帮助的知心朋友。酒肉朋友再多也不如一个知心朋友。

文字的力量是巨大的；它们可以治愈，可以毁灭，最重要的是，它们可以改变。

There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you are good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backwards, even if it requires learning new skills.

The Langlands program is a testament to the interconnectedness of mathematical ideas.