It’s funny. The things that are most important to you are often the hardest to talk about.

为国家服务，是一种荣誉而不是权利。

I write to remember, to not forget.

对于你所拥有的，要心存感激，这样你就会拥有更多。对于你所没有的，如果念念不忘，你永远都不会满足。

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.