I must confess that I never could see any beauty in her. Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome. Her nose wants character; there is nothing marked in its lines. Her teeth are tolerable, but not out of the common way; and as for her eyes, which have sometimes been called so fine, I could never see anything extraordinary in them.
我必须承认，我从来看不出她有什么美丽之处。她的脸太瘦了，她的肤色没有光泽，她的五官一点也不好看。她的鼻子缺乏特色；它的线条上没有任何标志。她的牙齿还过得去，但并不出奇；至于她的眼睛，有时被称为很漂亮，我从来没看出什么非凡之处。
Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
We must balance economic growth with environmental responsibility—there is no other way.
小说就像炸弹一样，可以在读者的意识中爆炸。
The novel is the most complete lie that tells the deepest truths.
The power of words can change the world.
概率论作为一门数学学科，可以而且应该像几何和代数一样从公理出发进行发展。
未被阅读的故事不是故事；它只是纸浆上的小黑点。读者在阅读时赋予它生命：一个活生生的东西，一个故事。
科学不仅仅是关于发现，也是关于应用知识来改善人类生活。