作家必须是一个永远的外来者，所有正统观念的批评者。

洛杉矶是未来的城市——永远都是。

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.

Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.

The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals.

荒，荒淫。乱，动乱。之，的。萌，根源、萌芽。 统治者的荒淫是国家动乱的根源。这是魏源的政治卓见。因为统治者一旦荒淫，就不会以国事为重了。如此，上下交怨，天下岂能不乱？因此，力戒荒淫，乃是当权者应当牢记的信念。

艺术的最终目的是强化，甚至在必要时加剧人们的道德意识。

过去并未死去，它甚至还未过去。

A 'performative' utterance is not true or false， but happy or unhappy.