因此，人们联合成立共和国、置身于政府之下的伟大和主要目的是保护他们的财产。

I’d tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.

嫉妒的人像敌人一样折磨自己。

世界是一个危险的地方，不是因为那些作恶的人，而是因为那些旁观而不作为的人。

The best novels are those that manage to create autonomous worlds, worlds that function according to their own laws and logic.

"The past is always present in our lives, shaping our future."

我们必须听从科学——忽视它只会导致不可逆转的损害。