The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

作家必须是一个自由的存在，即使这会让他付出一切代价。

有时帮助穷人的最好方式是给他们现金，让他们自己决定如何使用它。