To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone.

In the labyrinth of Beirut, we find both our past and our future.

Running is not about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be.

The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism， pursued to a certain point， bring men back to common sense.

译文：和朋友交往，我们应该学习他的优点和长处，这样才能从中受益；读到古代圣贤的良言警句，必须做到身体力行，这样才算真正地把书读透了。赏析：三人行必有我师，这个世上没有十全十美之人，我们只有学习别人的优点，才能不断完善自己的人格。读书不仅要记住书中的知识，更要学以致用。

A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.