Learning is not a matter of trial and error, but of insight.
The human mind is a machine for self-deception; we see what we want to see.
I'd rather be a failed writer than a successful banker.
La verdadera literatura no tiene fronteras, trasciende idiomas y culturas.
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation.
我们这个世纪的贫困与以往不同。它不像以前的贫困那样是自然稀缺的结果，而是富人强加给世界其他地区的一系列优先事项的结果。