君子重视自身的努力，而不羡慕上天的恩赐；小人放弃自身的努力，而羡慕上天的恩赐。

"我写作是为了摧毁影子，但最终总是创造了它。"

A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to us inexorably.

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a God or not. The atheist is a religious person. He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.

我不想被人们记住为一个说唱歌手。我想被人们记住为一个坚持某些东西的人。

If you want to grow, you must be willing to adapt and learn from every challenge.

避免争论是赢得争论的唯一方法。