The world is full of stories, but it's the ones we tell ourselves that shape our reality.

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

【译文】人活一辈子，就像花草树木繁荣，一春一秋，非常短暂。年少时不知道勤学苦读，弹指间就会变成白发老翁。月亮过了十五后光明就会越来越少，人到中年还一事无成，也就不会有大的作为了。

预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。

做出伟大工作的唯一途径是热爱你所做的事。

除了在自私起作用的地方，人性更倾向于爱而不是恨，这是人性的优点。

在孤独中，我们找到自己。

"History is not just about events, but about the people who lived through them."

You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change.