A book should feel like a friend to a child—comforting, exciting, and full of surprises.

The ultimate situations - death, chance, guilt, and the uncertainty of the world - confront man with the reality of his existence.

我不断看到有些人在生活中越过越好，他们不是最聪明的，甚至不是最勤奋的，但他们是学习机器。他们每天夜里睡觉时都比那天早晨聪明一点点。