耳朵是负责听的，听了之后再加以审察，这叫做聪明。

"The best stories are those that resonate with our own lives."

解决问题的最好方法是用不同的方式思考它。

The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals.

戏剧是虚构的——而虚构是将事实提炼成真理。

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed.

写作是一种反抗的行为。

Art is about paying attention to the world around you.