So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

缓慢的程度与记忆的强度成正比；速度的程度与遗忘的强度成正比。

Children are the most honest critics; they will tell you exactly what they think.

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better ... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.