文学的力量在于它能够扰乱、质疑、颠覆那些被视为理所当然的东西。
The power of literature lies in its ability to disturb, to question, to undermine what is taken for granted.
恭维话从来没有让女人缴械，但可以让男人缴械。这就是性别差异。
When you confront a stuck bolt or screw: righty tighty， lefty loosey.
I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I've been working nonstop since I was 15. I don't even know how to chill out.
"Every mental state is transitional."
【译文】 子贡问怎样实现仁，孔子说：“工人要做好工，必先磨好工具。生活在那里，就要追随那里的品德高尚的领导，结交那里的仁义之士。”
Success is not accidental, it is the result of effort, persistence, learning, and sacrifice.