"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."

世界并非蒙特卡洛模拟。

The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.

Monsieur, vous êtes de la merde dans un bas de soie.

In all things — except love — start with the exit strategy. Prepare for the ending. Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.

The true measure of our success in vegetable cultivation lies in the balance between yield and environmental stewardship.

To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone.