The only way to escape the system is to play with it, to manipulate it, to turn it against itself.

过去是一个陌生的国度；那里的人做事方式不同。

The story is a vehicle to carry ideas, not the other way around.

当他未得到官职的时候，唯恐得不到；已经得到了官职，又唯恐丢失掉。假若害怕丢失掉，便什么坏事都能干出来。

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.