小说不仅仅是一个故事；它是一面反映人类存在复杂性的镜子。

History is written by those who refuse to bow to fate.

You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

【译文】力气单薄就不要去背负重物，说话没分量就不要规劝别人。没有钱就不要到人群中去，遇到危难千万别去求亲戚。

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.