为善如负重登山，志虽已确，而力犹恐不及；为恶如乘骏走坡，鞭虽不加，而足不禁其前。
做好事如同背负重物而登山，志向虽已确立，但总是担心力不从心；干坏事如同骑马下山，虽然未加鞭，但却欲驻足而难以自禁。
The best novels are those that make us see the world differently.
The past is not dead. It is not even past.
每个人心中都有一个深渊。有时你会凝视它，有时你不会。
The details are not the details; they make the design.
Safety protocols written in blood must be followed with the reverence of sacred texts.
In the end, I've found that it doesn't really matter who you marry. If you like them at the beginning, you probably won't like them at the end. And if you start off hating them, there's always the chance you'll end up thinking they're all right.
大国攻打小国，就好像儿童爬在地上当马一样。
The walls of a garden should be high enough to keep the world out, but low enough to let the sky in.
花园的墙应该足够高以将世界挡在外面，但又足够低以让天空进来。
下一代不会问我们说了什么，而是问我们做了什么。