这一切都是为了试图理解生活的混乱。
凡事不能只看表面现象。钓鱼人虽然躬着身子，并不是因为对鱼恭敬；捕捉老鼠的人，把虫子留给老鼠吃，并不是因为喜爱老鼠。
做善事容易，做了善事而逃避好名声就难了；不触犯他人容易，触犯了他人心里不计较就难了。为人处世，遇到有人对我蛮横无理，就要像走在灌木草丛中一样，荆棘挂住了衣服，只能缓慢前行小心地拨开荆棘就是了，荆棘也不是存心阻人啊！这样一来便能做到心中不劳累，而化解仇怨。
A building must respond to its context, to its climate, to its culture.
The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.
唯一阻止你得到你想要的东西的是你一直在告诉自己的故事。
"The pursuit of knowledge is the most noble of endeavors, for it is through understanding that we unlock the mysteries of the universe."
小说是个人声音的伟大艺术形式。
Success is my only option, failure's not.