The past is a shadow that follows us, but it doesn't have to define us.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.

I do not lack the courage to think a thought all the way through, and thus far I have encountered no thought that I have feared.

"Writing is an act of courage—you have to be willing to expose your deepest thoughts."

最困难的是决定行动，剩下的只是坚持。