杰出成就的秘诀不是天赋，而是被称为坚毅的激情与坚持的特殊结合。
文学的力量在于它能够扰乱、质疑、颠覆那些被视为理所当然的东西。
People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.
Don't let success get to your head, and don't let failure get to your heart.
Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?