You know, I'm not always going to be around to help you...

过去永远在那里，但它不是唯一存在的东西。

About 99% of the time， the right time is right now.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

"A great leader listens more than they speak."

活着就是慢慢地出生。

时间是你的朋友。冲动是你的敌人。

小说是一面反映社会复杂性的镜子，而小说家则是打磨这面镜子的人。

The historian’s task is to understand the past, the novelist’s to make it live.

I have always liked the idea of not being noticed.