过去是一团永不停止燃烧的火。
The past is a fire that never stops burning.
I was born in Africa.I came to California because it’s really where new technologies can be brought to fruition， and I don’t see a viable competitor.
目标不是建得更多，而是建得更好。
Do not try to change the outer world; change your inner world, and the outer world will adjust itself.
除了非常聪明之外，别无他法。
The ratio of positive to negative emotions that predicts flourishing is about 3 to 1. Above that ratio, people tend to flourish; below it, they tend to languish.
The novel is the only place where all contradictions can coexist.