There are other reasons --There are other reasons why it's perhaps harder now to feel calm than ever before. One of these, and it's paradoxical, because it's linked to something that's rather nice, is the hope we all have for our careers. Never before have expectations been so high about what human beings can achieve with their life span.

我不喜欢渺小，我喜欢强大。

我不是说唱歌手，我是摇滚明星。

When someone is nasty， rude， hateful， or mean with you， pretend they have a disease. That makes it easier to have empathy toward them which can soften the conflict.

如果我看得更远，那是因为我站在巨人的肩膀上。

海洋不会回报那些过于焦虑、贪婪或急躁的人。一个人应该像海滩一样空虚、开放、无选择——等待海洋的馈赠。

The task of a writer consists in being able to make something out of an idea.