The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable.

真正创新的考验在于它是否能让普通人的生活变得更好。

我们都是自己记忆的囚徒。

译文：脾气暴躁，性格偏执，多是短命之人；言语尖酸刻薄，一定是福薄之人。赏析：为人处世一定要温和低调，接人待物要温柔敦厚。脾气暴躁，戾气太重，说话尖酸刻薄，一定会招致很多人的讨厌。被人讨厌，自然身边缺少朋友，何谈有福气呢。

The mind is not a passive mirror of the world but an active participant in constructing reality.

The person who is slowest in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it.

我正充实地生活着，不会浪费任何时间。

The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.