The first sentence of the novel is the most important, but the last sentence is the one that stays with you.
小说的第一句话最重要，但最后一句话会一直留在你心里。
成为一个作家就是要承认我们内心深处的秘密创伤。
最让我不快的一件事是，有一天当我走过银行时，看到一则广告试图说服人们将自己的房子作二次抵押去贷款去旅游。这已经近乎邪恶。
We must balance economic growth with environmental stewardship.
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.