世界总是危险的，人们总是有好有坏。

I don't know. Sometimes when I feel about to cry, it often evolves into an impulse to almost laugh. That must have been how I really felt at the time, because I laughed, almost giggled.

没有所谓的"应用科学"这一特殊类别；只有科学及其应用，它们之间的关系就像果实与结出果实的树之间的关系一样。

"The most important thing in a book is the story. The illustrations are there to support and enhance the story, not to overshadow it."

The most dangerous thing is not failure, but complacency.

We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day， and underestimate what we can achieve in a decade. Miraculous things can be accomplished if you give it ten years. A long game will compound small gains to overcome even big mistakes.

Man is the creator of his destiny, not its slave.

My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name’s Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I’d still beat you, no matter what you call me.