The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

友情有时会产生超越语言的理解。

世界上的事情，最忌讳的就是个十全十美，你看那天上的月亮，一旦圆满了，马上就要亏厌；树上的果子，一旦熟透了，马上就要坠落。凡事总要稍留欠缺，才能持恒。

The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.

成为小说家就是要对别人不感兴趣的东西感兴趣。

如果你想解决大问题，首先要提出正确的问题。