To understand the present, we must dig into the past.

Every life leaves behind a trail of evidence; the biographer is the detective who follows it.

我从未能写出一部快乐的戏剧。我不能。我可以写一部有趣的戏剧，但不是一部快乐的戏剧。

Every mental act is an act of adjustment.

Success is about being able to extend yourself beyond what you thought was possible.