"I have always liked the phrase 'nursing a grudge,' because many people are tender of their resentments, as of the thing nearest their hearts."

最终，我们都是故事。只要让它成为一个好故事，对吧？

老子说：“你要谨慎，别去扰乱人心。人心受压抑就会颓丧，受推崇就会振奋，但无论颓丧还是振奋，都像是被囚禁和伤害一样，轻轻抚慰才能软化刚强。受到伤害时就像被切割雕刻，情绪激烈时热得像烈土，情绪低落时寒得像凝冰。它变化迅疾，俯仰之间就可再次遨游四海之外；它静处时像深渊一般宁静，活动时高悬于天一般腾跃；奋发矜骄，不可束缚，这恐怕只有人心吧！

数学是理性的音乐。

挑战是伪装的机会；用勇气拥抱它们。

Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of our brains.