"The challenge of biography isn't finding the facts - it's finding the meaning behind them."
传记的挑战不在于发现事实 - 而在于发现事实背后的意义。
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. At your funeral people will not recall what you did; they will only remember how you made them feel.
To write is to leave a trace, to make a mark on the world.
Craftsmanship is the soul of furniture-making; without it, we're just assembling materials.