"The desert teaches you that emptiness can be full of meaning, if only you learn to read the silence."

问题不在于我们是否是意识形态的囚徒，而在于我们是否意识到意识形态在构建我们对现实的看法中如何发挥作用。

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

History is about to crack wide open. Millennium approaches.

要勇往直前。成功的企业家、经理和个人都是具有志在必得的气魄和一往无前的精神的人。他们会在恰当的时刻当仁不让。当其他人谨小慎微时，他们会接受风险；当其他人瞻前顾后时，他们会采取行动，但他们会选择明智的做法。这种特质是领导者的标志。

小说是一面镜子，不仅反映作者的灵魂，也反映读者的灵魂。

The only way to keep the small folk loyal is to make sure they fear you more than they fear your enemies.