I quite agree with them that it is not an ennobling experience. Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts, that is indeed something on which to pride yourself, but poverty itself is romanticised only by fools.

The power of words can change the world.

The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.

我们阅读是为了知道我们并不孤单。

如果它能够用某种方式让人自我感觉特殊和重要，可以说没有任何想法会显得荒唐而不可接受，甚至是对智力超凡和教育程度超强的人而言亦是如此。有些人将这种感觉与理想主义混为一谈。

你在20多岁时做出的选择将塑造你未来几十年的生活。