A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

生命只是一连串孤立的片刻，靠着回忆和幻想，许多意义浮现了，然后消失，消失之后又浮现。

客人来了，主人不去招呼，他可能是个不知事理的傻子。

当今文学最需要讲述和探究的是人类的基本恐惧：被排斥在外的恐惧，无足轻重的恐惧，以及随之而来的无价值感。

We don't inherit leather from our ancestors—we borrow it from our children.

最重要的是不要失去信心。

"You like him because he’s a lost boy. Believe me, I know. Lost boys are easy to fall for."

If your art doesn’t challenge you, it won’t challenge anyone else.

【释义】我善于培养我拥有的浩然之气，用坦荡的胸怀去培养心中的正气。