"The true essence of a story is not in its plot, but in the emotions it evokes."

每个故事都是谎言，直到有人相信它。

"The power of a story is in its ability to transform us."

It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men， that houses， mountains， rivers， and in a word all sensible objects， have an existence， natural or real， distinct from their being perceived by the understanding.