The novel is a totalizing form; it tries to encompass all of human experience.

Music taught me perseverance.

反反复复地做同一件事情，不是孩子天生就喜欢的，但是在重复的过程中，孩子熟能生巧。

I don't want to be compared to anyone. I want to make my own history.

快乐不是拥有得多，而是计较得少。