The mind is a flow of ever-changing experiences.

释义：为人处事，不可任由自己的心性，说话也应谨慎，不能随便发表言论。

It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be intelligent.

Reality is always the starting point.

历史给我们的教训是，人们从来都不知道汲取历史的教训。

The past is a kind of future that has already happened.

作家必须愿意为真相冒一切风险。

选择比天赋更重要 今天我想对你们说的是，天赋和选择不同。聪明是一种天赋，而善良是一种选择。天赋得来很容易——毕竟它们与生俱来。而选择则颇为不易。如果一不小心，你可能被天赋所诱惑，这可能会损害到你做出的选择。