There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best.

承认规则作为一种社会事实存在。

I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.

Every story has an ending, but in life, every ending is just a new beginning.