We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

译文：不务正业的人如果能迷途知返，仍然是一个正人君子；高贵的人误入歧途，便会被庸人嘲笑。赏析：过去的错误已无可挽回，但未来的路还可以追寻。人犯错误不可怕，就怕一错再错，不知悔改。

小说是一种以现实为食但将其变形的体裁。

Success is not about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

求和者就是希望鳄鱼最后一个吃自己的人。

即使输了，我也能学到东西。