Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.

我们不是从祖先那里继承了地球；我们是从子孙那里借来的。

"The role of literature is to make the world more complex, not to simplify it."

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

捕捞的短期收益往往会导致所有相关人员的长期损失。