The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich.

"Literature is the mirror of society, reflecting its virtues and vices, its hopes and fears."

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.

文学是使不可见之物可见的艺术。

挑战是伪装的机会，用勇气和创造力去迎接它们。

真正的幸福的源泉在我们自身。一个人只要自己善于追求幸福，别人是无法使他落到真正悲惨的境地的。