"The past is a shadow that follows us, but it does not have to define us."
过去是一个跟随我们的影子，但它不必定义我们。
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they make the best of everything.
我做事情不是为了得到反应或赞誉，而是因为这就是我想做的。
【译文】 宰予白天睡觉。孔子说：“他象朽木一样无法雕琢，象粪墙一样无法粉刷，我能拿他怎样？”孔子又说：“以前我看人，他说什么，我信什么；现在我看人，听他说，再看他做。因为宰予，我改了过来。”
Science fiction is the literature of change.
The best solutions often come from listening—to scientists, to local communities, and even to the ocean itself.
我试图在每个角色中找到人性，即使他们在做可怕的事情。
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.