I don’t like to be small. I like to be big.

The performance standard must be Zero Defects. Not 'that's close enough'.

The novel is a form of exploration, a way of understanding the world and our place in it.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

If you don’t strive to uncover what is unseen and understand its nature, you will be ill prepared to lead.

Each of us is the author of our own story, though sometimes we cannot control the ending.

翻译：以天为本的事物亲于上，以地为本的事物亲于下。