Literature is a way to understand the world, to make sense of the chaos, to find meaning in the meaningless.

译文：凡是说祸福，是靠自己求来的，就是圣贤之言。若是说祸福，是靠上天决定的，就是庸俗之言。

过去是远处的一支蜡烛：近得让你无法放弃，远得无法给你安慰。

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked.

你越是努力生存，你就活得越少。

过去并未死去，它甚至还未过去。

"Poetry is what gets lost in translation - and also what survives."

最令人兴奋的发现往往来自关注意想不到的结果。