"Reading is a way of living more lives than the one we have."

音乐高于一切。

我一直觉得奇怪……我们钦佩的那些品质，如善良、慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和同情，在我们的体系中往往是失败的伴随物。而我们厌恶的那些特质，如精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自负和自私，却是成功的特质。虽然人们钦佩前者的品质，但他们却喜欢后者的产物。

世界上有一条唯一的路，除你之外无人能走。它通往何方？不要问，走便是了。

所以勇往直前吧。跌倒吧。你会从地上看到一个不同的世界。

The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.

I’m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction.

Let what comes come. Let what goes go. Find out what remains.