"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

You may not be able to alter reality, but you can alter your attitude towards it, and this, paradoxically, alters reality.

小说的真实不在于它是否发生过，而在于它是否可能发生。

我不是为了名声而比赛，我是因为热爱这项运动。

走上绞刑台，迎向行刑的枪口，我自安之如泰。

Every setback is a setup for a comeback.