We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.

翻译：机密的事情不保密，就会招致祸害。

做人，就是要承担责任。

我们唯一需要害怕的是恐惧本身的缺失。

当我写作时，我的目标不是纽约，而是堪萨斯州以东一个模糊的地方。