The bike is my life. I ride it to work, I ride it for fun, I ride it to race, and I ride it to stay alive.
自行车是我的生命。我骑它上班，骑它娱乐，骑它比赛，骑它活下去。
The book is not an end in itself, it is a means of evocation.
Every thought serves a purpose, even when we don't immediately perceive it.
要描写生活，首先你得生活。
Every failure in the lab teaches you something valuable—if you're paying attention.
自信不是天生的，是慢慢培养出来的。
译文：人能克制自己的欲望就没有灾祸，做事不欺瞒别人就会睡得安稳。赏析：欲望太多，总有得不到的时候，得不到就会不择手段，肆意妄为，从而给自己带去灾祸。靠欺骗的方式立身处世的人将失去众人的信任，最终将无法在社会上立足。
"Memory is a kind of accomplishment, a sort of renewal even."