There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.

Art is a way of knowing the world.

Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge, I'm trying not to lose my head.

我决定了，既然我要下地狱，那不如做得彻底些。

文学的真谛在于其超越时空的能力，连接不同时代和地域的灵魂。

血是最贵重的液体。