The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought personally in contact with high officials; and the great aim of every boy should be to do something beyond the sphere of his duties--something which attracts the attention of those who over him.

The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains.

两个相爱的人，独自与世界隔绝，这是美丽的。

The only real dance is the dance of the soul.

我不是一个品牌，我是一个人。

The past is never dead; it's not even past. This is especially true in detective fiction.

当遇到反对意见时，即使它可能来自你的丈夫或孩子，也要努力用论证而不是权威去克服它，因为依靠权威的胜利是不可靠而虚妄的。