The invention of the cotton gin was a mere accident; I was then young and very poor, and it was a great object with me to realize something from it.
轧棉机的发明纯属偶然;那时我还很年轻,非常贫穷,对我来说从中实现一些价值是一个重要的目标。
信仰和知识的最终基础是对上帝的信心。
写作就是重写。
我们只在童年时看过一次世界。其余的都是记忆。