行为的目标总是某种驱力或需求的减少。
出自《魏源集·默觚下·治篇五》。三代以上，天都跟现在的天不一样，地都跟现在的地不一样，人也跟现在的人不一样，物也和现在的物不一样。
一个人的出身并不重要，重要的是他成长为什么样的人。
To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.
"Writing is an act of courage—you have to be willing to expose your deepest thoughts."