生活的艺术在于懂得何时坚持，何时放手。

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

宣传之于民主，正如棍棒之于极权国家。

I think people believe in heaven because they don’t like the idea of dying, because they want to carry on living and they don’t like the idea that other people will move into their house and put their things into the rubbish.

The future isn't written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work. Pick your family. Do the math. Make your own certainty. Don't be defined by what you didn't know or didn't do. You are deciding your life right now.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.

The best novels are those that make us see the world differently.

如果你让他们自由，人们就像日落一样美妙。当我看着日落时，我不会说：“把右边的橙色调柔和一点。”我不会试图控制日落。我敬畏地看着它展开。