书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友；它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问，也是最耐心的老师。

"The goal is not to mourn the lost futures, but to use them as a resource for the struggle to come."

真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。

赏析：表达了一种顺应自然、随遇而安的心态，认为只有这样才能不受悲哀和欢乐的情绪影响。

Culture does not decline by being repressed； it declines by being trivialized.