Every mental state exists for a purpose; to understand it, we must ask what function it serves in the broader system of behavior.

Only the dead have seen the end of war

我更担心成为一个好人，而不是成为世界上最好的足球运动员。当这一切结束时，剩下的就是你所取得的成就；你是什么样的人。

倾听材料本身具有的声音，才是创作的起点。

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.

通往伟大歌剧的荣耀之路没有捷径。

The best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism.