The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

Man muss die Dinge so nehmen, wie sie kommen, aber man sollte dafür sorgen, dass sie so kommen, wie man sie nehmen möchte.

在我的字典里找不到「不可能」这个字。

The power of literature lies in its ability to make us see the world through different eyes.

As to the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, or what they are like.