When you don’t know how much to pay someone for a particular task， ask them “what would be fair” and their answer usually is.

冒险与折磨之间的区别在于态度。

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

小说是一种思考世界的方式，而不仅仅是描述世界的方式。