Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.

古代的学者，为自己才学不高而担忧，就发奋学习，迎头赶上；现在的文士，为自己才学不高而羞愧，就隐满短处，避忌批评。

心理活动的目的是引导行为。

美国也是一种幻觉，是所有幻觉中最伟大的一个。