Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

建筑必须灵活才能持久。

"I believe in the power of fiction to reveal deeper truths about life."

The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you've been betrayed: that moment when you're glad to die.

There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

我妈妈常说，“如果你不喜欢这里，就想象一个你想去的地方。”

诗歌是对现实的反抗行为。

追求声名的人必然会危害其自身，广积财富的人必然会给后代带来灾祸。行善作恶迟迟得不到报应，并不是上天疏忽大意，而是上天想成全君子而灭掉小人。灾祸和福祚是上天用来表示慈爱之心的手段，就像雷雨雪霜一样，都是为了培育滋养万物。所以君子担心有灾祸便恭敬戒惧，小人得了便宜便忘了危险。君子害怕祸来反而会招来福祉，小人以疏忽之心看待福祉反而会招来灾祸，这就是《左传》所说的「祸福没有定数，全由各人自召」。

You are deciding your life right now.

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.