Don’t take it personally when someone turns you down. Assume they are like you: busy， occupied， distracted. Try again later. It’s amazing how often a second try works.

这只狗叫桑迪。我喜欢桑迪。它不聪明，但非常快乐。

The smartest people are all self-taught, even if they went to school.

艺术的作用是使熟悉的事物变得陌生，使陌生的事物变得熟悉。