没有上帝，而我们是他的先知。

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

"الحب هو أن تعطي دون أن تنتظر أي شيء في المقابل."

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

当天赋不努力时，勤奋会战胜天赋。