Optimists tend to interpret their troubles as transient, controllable, and specific to one situation. Pessimists, on the other hand, believe that their troubles last forever, undermine everything they do, and are uncontrollable.

La literatura es el espejo en el que nos miramos para entender quiénes somos.

"The past is always with us, for it feeds the present."

所有的经典都说到，为了获得解脱，人应该让心智安静；所以它们的最终教导就是心智应该被安静下来；一旦理解了这一点，就不需要没完没了地阅读经典了。

We must think beyond borders—forests don't recognize lines on a map.

回顾21岁刚刚毕业时的自己，对于今天42岁的我来说，是一个稍微不太舒服的经历。可以说，我人生的前一部分，一直挣扎在自己的雄心和身边的人对我的期望之间。

意识的元素是心理生活不可再分的事实。