War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.

Success comes from persistence and hard work.

'Jeff, what does Day 2 look like?' 'Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death. And that is why it is always Day 1.' To be sure, this kind of decline would happen in extreme slow motion. An established company might harvest Day 2 for decades, but the final result would still come.

The novel is a mirror walking down the road.

美德比恶行更令人畏惧，因为它的过度不受良心的约束。

The truth is not always comfortable, but it is necessary.