The ideas of economists and political philosophers， both when they are right and when they are wrong， are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men， who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence， are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.

"In every story, there is a piece of the writer's soul."

El escritor debe ser fiel a su voz interior, aunque eso signifique nadar contra la corriente.

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles."

Do not be avaricious； do not be a recluse.

The more determinedly I exist, as myself, within the conditions of the time, the more clearly I shall hear the language of the past, the nearer I shall feel the breath of universal history.

幸福不是你为未来推迟的东西，而是你为当下设计的东西。