文学的作用是使世界更加复杂，而不是简化它。
"The role of literature is to make the world more complex, not to simplify it."
The desire for a just society is a permanent part of the human condition.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
君子对待上司，一定是忠诚而恭敬的；接待下属，必然是谦虚而和悦的。小人对待上司，一定是奉承而献媚的；对待下属，必然是傲慢而残酷的。