You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being — not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money — but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason.

2000年：贝索斯致股东信《即使在最残酷的时期，也将努力把公司打造更具“重量”》

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"Die Wahrheit ist oft komplizierter, als sie scheint."

The pursuit of happiness is not selfish—it’s essential for a meaningful life.

The world is an extremely dangerous, untrustworthy, unreliable place.

El arte es la expresión de los más profundos pensamientos por el más sencillo de los medios.

写作就像挖掘宝藏——直到你开始，你才会发现你会找到什么。