I have a vivid memory of what happened， and it was not what I expected. I expected to be applauded for my cleverness and arithmetic skills. "Jeff， you're so smart. You had to have made some tricky estimates， figure out the number of minutes in a year and do some division." That's not what happened. Instead， my grandmother burst into tears. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. While my grandmother sat crying， my grandfather， who had been driving in silence， pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway. He got out of the car and came around and opened my door and waited for me to follow. Was I in trouble？ My grandfather was a highly intelligent， quiet man. He had never said a harsh word to me， and maybe this was to be the first time？ Or maybe he would ask that I get back in the car and apologize to my grandmother. I had no experience in this realm with my grandparents and no way to gauge what the consequences might be. We stopped beside the trailer. My grandfather looked at me， and after a bit of silence， he gently and calmly said， "Jeff， one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever."

我是女权主义者，但我认为浪漫对我这一代人来说已经有点被剥夺了。我认为人们在小说中与之联系的是这种压倒性的、无所不包的爱的想法——它比其他任何事物都更重要和特别。

最可持续的建筑是已经建成的建筑。

Only those who are proactive can win success in the rapidly changing competitive environment, and only those who are good at showcasing themselves can get real opportunities at work.

"You can't judge people by what they do with their lives. You can only judge them by how they treat you."

避免极端强烈的意识形态，因为它会让人们丧失理智。