Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
The best decisions are made when you listen to both data and intuition.
In the act of writing, we confront our deepest fears and desires.
老时相信一切，中年怀疑一切，青年知道一切。
Truth is not found in the light, but in the shadows where we dare not look.