树橘柚者,食之则甘,嗅之则香;树枳棘者,成而刺人。故君子慎所树。
译文:种植橘柚,吃起来是甜的,闻起来是香的;种植枳棘,长大了却会刺人。所以君子要谨慎地选择所要培养的人才。
真相很少是纯粹的,也从不简单。
You get towards the end of life—no, not life itself, but of something else: the end of any likelihood of change in that life.
A writer must be willing to fail.