Don’t take it personally when someone turns you down. Assume they are like you: busy， occupied， distracted. Try again later. It’s amazing how often a second try works.

当有人对你讨厌、粗鲁、憎恨或刻薄时，假设他们是病人。这使你更容易对他们产生共情，从而缓和冲突。

我们都是自己思想的囚徒，只有通过自我反思，我们才能获得自由。

"A moment is sucked away and distorted, often even at the time of its birth."

肮脏的小秘密是，你不必是个好人也能成为伟大的艺术家。

真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.