Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
文化的功能观点坚持这样的原则:在每一种文明类型中,每一种习俗、物质对象、观念和信仰都履行某种重要功能,完成某些任务,代表一个运作整体中不可或缺的部分。
我不是一个喜欢当第二的人。
恐惧风险的本能,反而让穷人承担更大风险。
The dead are not lost. They are just out of sight.