Literature is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
La literatura no es un espejo para reflejar la realidad, sino un martillo para darle forma.
The first fruit of this imagination - and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it - is the idea that the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.
Success is not about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.
The city is about intensity, concentration, and diversity.
