Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
真相比小说更离奇，因为小说必须遵循可能性，而真相不必。
The night is a great canvas, but the stars are its paint.
I don’t let negativity bring me down. I rise above it.
过去总是紧张的，而未来是完美的。
The historian is a prophet looking backward.
The rule of recognition is the ultimate rule of a legal system.
每部小说都是举向社会面孔的一面镜子——有时它映照出美好，更多时候它显示出我们试图忽视的裂痕。