"It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself."

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.

贫穷不是性格缺陷，而是系统性困境。

我是一个正在进行中的作品。

错误同真理的关系，就象睡梦同清醒的关系一样。一个人从错误中醒来，就会以新的力量走向真理。

The world is a place of infinite complexity, and we are all just trying to make sense of it.

"Schreiben ist eine Art zu leben."

好与伟大之间的区别在于对细节的关注。

The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.