"The goal is not to mourn the lost futures, but to use them as a resource for the struggle to come."

我不是和想法一起工作，我是和材料一起工作。

Age is just a number. I’ve never let it define what I can or cannot do.

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something.

Don’t wait for the storm to pass; dance in the rain.

【原文】颜渊喟然叹曰：“仰之弥高，钻之弥坚；瞻之在前，忽焉在后。夫子循循然善诱人，博我以文，约我以礼，欲罢不能。既竭吾才，如有所立卓尔。虽欲从之，末由也已。”【译文】颜渊感叹地说：“(老师的道德和学问)抬头仰望，越仰望越觉得高耸，努力钻研，越钻研越觉得深厚；看着好象就在前面，忽然又像是在后面。老师步步引导，用知识丰富我，用礼法约束我，想停止前进都不能。我竭尽全力，仍然像有座高山矗立眼前，虽然我想攀上去，却没有途径。”

"Literature is the mirror that reflects the complexities of the human condition."