總有糟糕的事會發生。如何反應，決定了自己的品格與生活。

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.

-- 華特˙安德森，美國畫家

無論我們現在做的事情，看似多麼微小和不重要，只要我們把事情做好，或許很快就能成為關鍵的一步，帶領我們走向更好的未來。

No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things.

-- 詹寧 ‧ 布魯克，美國劇作家

Aku ingin bahagia. Dan, aku berhak bahagia--tanpamu.

-- Sefryana Khairil, Coming Home

You live it forward, but understand it backward.

-- Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

Be careful the mistake of yesterday always lives with tomorrow.

-- Patience Johnson, Why Does an Orderly God Allow Disorder

being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.

-- Charles Bukowski, Women

Aku tahu, mencintai dan melupakan, sama sulitnya.

-- Jenny Thalia Faurine, Playboy's Tale

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

-- Marilyn Monroe, The Light in the Heart

If I save my insight, I don’t attend to weakness of eyesight.

-- Socrates, The Secret of Magic

Today I am even richer.

-- Stephen Richards, A Prayer for Owen Meany

Make the best of life while it last, tomorrow is a gift

-- Ane Krstevska, Wealth of Words

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

-- William Wordsworth, Clockwork Angel

From the beginning, look, what thou desires to see, it shall be shew thee.

-- Compton Gage, Principia Humanitas

cinta itu punya dua sisi

-- Dewie Sekar, Can't Get Enough

All thought is a feat of association.

-- Robert Frost, Human, All Too Human

我人生最痛苦的時刻，也是我展現最多力量與勇氣的時刻。

The most painful moment in my life also became the moment I showed the most strength and courage.

-- 西西莉雅．艾亨，小說家

What's the point of a houseful of books you've already read?

-- Cory Doctorow, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town

「進步」需要改變，要達到「完美」就要不斷改變。

To make improvement, you have to change; to be perfect, never stop changing.

-- 溫斯頓．邱吉爾，前英國首相

Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to those he loves.

-- Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Flash of the Sun

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.

-- John Burroughs, The 48 Laws of Power