For the past 33 years， I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life， would I want to do what I am about to do today？' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row， I know I need to change something.
过去的33年里，我每天早晨都会看着镜子问自己：“如果今天是我生命中的最后一天，我会想做今天将要做的事吗？”每当答案连续很多天都是“否”时，我知道我需要改变一些事情。
It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.
政治的追求不是追求完美，而是追求可容忍的。
The key to security is not to trust anyone, including yourself.
小说是一种思考方式，而不仅仅是一种讲故事的方式。
We have a responsibility, every one of us. We may think we live a long way from the oceans, but we don't. What we actually do here, has a direct effect on the oceans—and what the oceans do then reflects back on us.