每一个人都有自己的星星，但其中的含意却因人而异。对旅人而言，星星是向导；对其他人而言，它们只不过是天际中闪闪发光的小东西而已；对学者而言，星星则是一门待解的难题；对我那位商人来说，它们就是财富。

所以英明的君主治理国家，明确奖赏民众就会努力立功，严厉刑罚民众就会遵守法律。

The best songs come from real emotions and experiences.

The stranger is an element of the group itself, not unlike the poor and sundry 'inner enemies'—an element whose membership within the group involves both being outside it and confronting it.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, that’s his.

我从不相信失败。如果能享受过程，就没什么失败可言。

"Language is not just a tool; it's a home for the displaced."