I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy.
我不能把你许配给任何不那么值得的人。
The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.
The writer's only responsibility is to his art.
书是一面镜子:如果一只猿猴往里看,不太可能有一位使徒往外看。
否认或回避赞美很不礼貌。即使你认为自己尚未名副其实,也应接受了感谢对方。