我从未能写出一部快乐的戏剧。我不能。我可以写一部有趣的戏剧，但不是一部快乐的戏剧。

The older I get， the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first—a process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.

地主的利益总是与社会中其他阶级的利益相对立。