A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measure anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements.

The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don't have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.

释义：如果人们能始终保持初相识时的那份真诚和友善，就能避免彼此之间的怨恨和纷争。

我想揭示大自然的秘密，用来造福人类。我认为，在我们的短暂一生中，最好的贡献莫过于此了。

人类最大的美德或许是好奇心。

A novel is a long answer to a question you can’t quite formulate.