We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.

Writing is a way of making sense of the world, and of making sense of ourselves.

最好的报复就是巨大的成功。

译文：追求美好德行的人不会附和世俗，要建立非凡功业的人不会将自己事业让别人来决定。

The best way to ensure peace is to be powerful.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.