The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
在一个人口过度拥挤的世界里,人们不太愿意接受他人的多样性,更容易将他人视为对自身身份的威胁。
"The problem with fiction is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense."