The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt, and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
成为英雄的最大障碍是怀疑自己是否会证明自己是个傻瓜;真正的英雄主义是抵抗这种怀疑,而最深刻的智慧是知道何时应该抵抗,何时应该服从。
The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.
说到底,作家只是他书的一半。另一半是读者,作家从读者那里学习。