痛苦并不总能带来转变，有时它只是伤害。

【译文】溺爱母亲会养出败家子，严格管教不会出凶暴奴仆。

A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. I think sometimes a black may think they don't have an advantage or this and that... I've said on one occasion, even about myself, if I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

亲密关系的最大敌人是讽刺。

我们都在一个并不总是有意义的世界里尽力而为。

The best novels are those that make us see the world differently.

文学是将痛苦转化为美的艺术。

两局强调品行修养的重要性：自身修养好了，就可以把家治理好；家治理好了，就可以把官府治理好。