I want to put a ding in the universe.

活着是世上最稀有的事情。大多数人只是存在而已。

The novel is the one bright book of life. Books are not life. They are only tremulations on the ether. But the novel is the one bright book of life.

每个人内心都有一个秘密世界。我是说，世界上所有的人。每个人。无论他们在外面看起来多么沉闷无聊，他们的内心都有难以想象、壮丽、奇妙、愚蠢、惊人的世界。不止一个世界。可能有成百上千个。

知识在心灵中以符号结构的形式表征。

终极情境——死亡、机会、罪恶和世界的不确定性——使人面对他存在的现实。

They had said that the city was a paradise, but I found it a hell.

Psychology must be based on observable phenomena, not abstractions.

人们总觉得最有意思的话题就是与自己相关的话题。所以，要善于分析他人的问题所在，并尝试提出办法来帮助他人。几乎所有的人，无论他声名多么显赫、地位多么高贵，都愿意接受新的想法，当然，前提是这些想法必须经过深思熟虑。

I think it's important to take risks and to challenge yourself. That's how you grow as a person.