The novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become.

我是一个偶尔喝酒的人，那种出去喝杯啤酒然后在新加坡醒来时满脸胡须的人。

If you don't give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure.

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

最重要的是真正关心你在做的事情。

To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.

成为哲学家不仅仅是有微妙的思想，甚至也不是建立一个学派，而是如此热爱智慧以至于按照它的指示生活。

不要只种植作物，要培育生态系统。