The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

可以同他交谈却没有交谈，这是错过了人才。不可以同他交谈却要同他交谈，这是白费口舌。聪明的人既不错过人才，又不浪费语言。

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

"The novel is the most democratic of art forms."

最成功的企业是那些专注于为客户创造价值的企业。

最好的故事是那些让我们质疑我们所知道的故事。