Fear is the main source of superstition， and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom， in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life.
恐惧是迷信的主要根源之一，也是残忍的主要根源之一。征服恐惧是智慧的开始，无论是在追求真理还是在追求高尚生活方式的过程中。
"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."
When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.
The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget.
The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average - though those things are important, to be sure.It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.
城市是人类最伟大的发明。
If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.