"Writing is a way of speaking without being interrupted."

The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

大多数人过于专注于如何过上成功的生活，而忽视了如何过上有意义的生活。

数学中的每个问题都是一个等待解决的谜题，而乐趣就在于解决的过程。

So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.

文学是社会的镜子，反映其美德和恶习。