We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'

心意粗疏性情暴躁则一事无成；心平气和，许多好事会接连不断地集中。

预言是人类唯一一项无法由重复练习而进步的技术。