The modern state is a product of the European experience.

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

"A book is a conversation between the author and the reader, across time and space."

I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

人生苦短，唯有快乐。

They just keep trotting back and forth across the bridge thinking there is something better on the other side. If they'd hang head down at the top of the thing and wait quietly, maybe something good would come along. But no—with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider.

你不能通过直接的力量改变你的大象，但你可以随着时间的推移训练它。