Anson Li

“Love wants its tale revealed to everyone, But your heart’s mirror won’t reflect this sun, Don’t you know why we can’t perceive it here? Your mirror’s face is rusty—scrape it clear!”
― Rumi, The Masnavi, Book One

“很多道理是相通的，正经学出来的东西，没有性情在，没有一样是能用上的真功夫。在街上打架，练习勇气；在视窗里挖地雷，练习逻辑；谈个姑娘，练习表达。先秦散文、汉赋、唐诗、宋词、元曲、明清小说、现代文学垃圾，我是从今到古，倒着修行的。看香港版的古龙、金庸认识了繁体字，然后《金瓶梅》《十二楼》，然后《花间词》《香奁诗》，然后《天地阴阳交欢赋》，最后《洞玄子》《素女经》。我”
― 冯唐, 万物生长

“The game did not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they had brains they couldn’t sit tight. Old”
― Edwin Lefèvre, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

“Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon. I found it one of the hardest things to learn. But it is only after a stock operator has firmly grasped this that he can make big money. It is literally true that millions come easier to a trader after he knows how to trade than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance.”
― Edwin Lefèvre, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator