"Writing is a way of living, a way of existing, a way of being in the world."

每一部小说都是一次通往未知的旅程，无论对作者还是读者而言。

Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.

不以法推行法度，则国事没有常规，办事的时候就没有规矩可循；法度不用法的手段推行，则政令不能贯彻。

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

选择不够精当，叙述不够详尽