"Stories are the lifeblood of our culture, the way we understand the world and our place in it."
故事是我们文化的生命线，是我们理解世界和我们在其中位置的方式。
Music is the universal language that connects us all.
Man is neither wholly good nor wholly evil, but a mixture of both.
适合一个人的鞋子会夹痛另一个人的脚，不存在适合一切人的生活方式。
你作为一个意识生物的成长，将以你愿意接受的令人不舒服的对话的次数来衡量。
获得智慧是一种道德责任，它不仅仅是为了让你们的生活变得更加美好。有一个相关的道理非常重要，那就是你们必须坚持终身学习。如果不终身学习，你们将不会取得很高的成就。光靠已有的知识，你们在生活中走不了多远。
Wisdom acquisition is a moral duty. It’s not something you do just to advance in life. And there’s a corollary to that proposition which is very important. It means that you’re hooked for lifetime learning, and without lifetime learning you people are not going to do very well. You are not going to get very far in life based on what you already know.
"The act of writing is an act of hope."