"To be a writer, one must have a certain arrogance, a belief that what one has to say is important enough for others to hear."

每一次的努力都是对未来的投资，智者明白这一点。

终极情境——死亡、机会、罪恶和世界的不确定性——使人面对他存在的现实。

农民是我们经济中唯一必须以零售价购买一切，以批发价出售一切，并支付双向运费的人。

The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.