The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich.

The worth of a state， in the long run， is the worth of the individuals composing it.

在黑暗中寻找光明，是每个作家的使命。

Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains.

乐观是一种创造更美好未来的策略。因为除非你相信未来会更好，否则你不太可能站出来为创造这样的未来承担责任。