Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
你永远无法如你所愿那般彻底了解一个人。
民主……在其存在期间比贵族制或君主制更血腥。记住，民主从未长久。它很快就会浪费、耗尽并谋杀自己。从来没有一个民主国家不自杀。
音乐的美丽之处在于它对不同的人可以有不同的意义。
The best leaders are those who empower others to lead.
写作不仅仅是一种职业；它是一种生活方式，一种探索人类存在深处的方式。