The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community， against his will， is to prevent harm to others.

And the thing about a successful life is that a lot of the time, our ideas of what it would mean to live successfully are not our own. They're sucked in from other people; chiefly, if you're a man, your father, and if you're a woman, your mother. Psychoanalysis has been drumming home this message for about 80 years. No one's quite listening hard enough, but I very much believe it's true.

爱，始于自我欺骗，终于欺骗他人，这就是所谓的浪漫。

文学是一种记忆的形式，它让我们记住那些被遗忘的故事和情感。

在心理学领域，暗示的力量可以改变感知甚至记忆，突显了人类思维的可塑性。

海底并非寂静之地；它是一个动态的、不断变化的环境。

作家的责任是挖掘真相，无论它多么痛苦。

The best buildings are those that tell a story, that have a soul.

I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done.

城市是人类最伟大的建筑成就。