铁蛋儿的问题，不是他不识字，也不是他不会思考，而是他不知道什么是思考，并且将其与感觉相混淆。
The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling.
唱歌不是为了拿奖，是为了感动人。
我知道，有个道理你们已经听过成千上万次了。但那是真的：艰辛的工作带来回报。如果你希望好起来，你就必须练习、练习，再练习。
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
无论你是身居闹市却无人问津的贫民，还是在深山都不得清静的有钱人；亲朋之间的关系往往也建立在利益之上，趋利避害是人之常情，人情冷暖、世态炎凉才是人生常态，不是每一个普通人都能达到无私高尚的境界。
She had always been a watcher, a listener, a collector of stories.
复杂性理论告诉我们，并非所有问题都是平等的；有些问题本质上比其他问题更难。
我不是画我所见，而是画我所理解。
