21岁时，我成了离婚的单亲妈妈；30岁时，我为养活孩子苦苦挣扎；40岁时，我在一个新的国家从头开始；50岁时，我重建事业；60岁时，我走上时装周T台。人生在任何年龄都可以重启——只要你敢制定计划。
At twenty-one, I was a divorced single mother. At thirty, I was struggling to feed my children. At forty, I was starting over in a new country. At fifty, I was rebuilding my career. At sixty, I walked the runway at Fashion Week. Life begins at every age—if you dare to make a plan.
我看到我们的主要慈善团体，包括世界银行，有太多的愚蠢和愚昧。我真的对建立 Costco 这样的资本主义企业更有信心。
我们的正常之处，就在于自己懂得自己的不正常。
孩子需要先感受到被理解，才能改变他们的行为。
适应力是在变化的世界中蓬勃发展的关键。
The novel is the most powerful tool for understanding the Other.