"When I write, I aim in my mind not toward New York but toward a vague spot a little to the east of Kansas."

The more you look, the more you see.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.

The healthy social life is found when in the mirror of each human soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the community the virtue of each one is living.

记忆是件奇怪的事。它的运作方式和我以为的不同。我们不是在回忆，而是在重写记忆，就像历史被重写一样。回忆就是重塑，就是重新想象。