When making something, always get a few extras — extra material, extra parts, extra space, extra finishes. The extras serve as backups for mistakes, reduce stress, and fill your inventory for the future. They are the cheapest insurance.
做东西的时候,总要多备上一些——额外的材料、额外的部件、额外的空间、额外的饰面。这些额外的东西可以为错误提供备份、减轻压力,还可以为未来储备资源。它们是最便宜的保险。
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
The art of the novel is to create a world that is more real than reality itself.
一个没有书籍的世界是一个没有光明的世界。
如果你从未跌倒过,那么你也就从未努力过。