I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

It is a first principle of human action that a man does what he believes will satisfy his desires.

我早该猜到，在她那可笑的伎俩后面是绻绻柔情啊，花儿是如此天真无邪！可是我毕竟太年轻了，不知道如何去爱她。

自然界中每年的痛苦总量超出了所有体面的思考。在我写这句话的一分钟内，成千上万的动物被活生生地吃掉，许多其他动物在逃命，因恐惧而呜咽，其他动物则被寄生虫从内部慢慢吞噬，成千上万的动物因饥饿、口渴和疾病而死亡。