十分的聪明只用七分就可以了，剩下三分留给子孙；如果要将十分聪明全都使出来，反而会适得其反，近的害了自己，远的害了儿孙。

The city is a living organism, constantly evolving and adapting to the needs of its inhabitants.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

写作是驱除我们内心恶魔的方式。