The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not.

宇宙不仅比我们想象的更奇怪，而且比我们能够想象的还要奇怪。

The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.

如果心境平和，何必还要持戒？如果行为正直，何必还要修禅？

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

我们必须在经济增长和环境责任之间取得平衡——它们并不是相互排斥的。