"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."
作为一个作家的巨大优势是你可以窥探人们。你在那里，听着每一个字，但你的一部分在观察。对作家来说，一切都是有用的，每一片碎片，甚至是最长最无聊的午餐会。
Always keep a written record of your trades. This will help you learn from your mistakes and successes.
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
"You can’t just give up on someone because the situation’s not ideal."
The art of competing, I’d learned from track, was the art of forgetting, and I now reminded myself of that fact. You must forget your limits. You must forget your doubts, your pain, your past.