幸福不是拥有你想要的，而是想要你拥有的。

A novel is a conversation between the writer and the reader.

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

领导力不是发号施令，而是激励他人成就卓越。

We're told, from many sources, that any onecan achieve anything. We've done away with the caste system, we are now in a system where anyone can rise to any position they please. And it's a beautiful idea. Along with that is a kind of spirit of equality; we're all basically equal. There are no strictly defined hierarchies. There is one really big problem with this, and that problem is envy.

We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.

我相信古典音乐的魔力；它超越时间，直击灵魂。