我的人生使命不仅仅是生存，而是蓬勃发展；并且要以激情、同情、幽默和风格去实现它。

译文：祸到临头后悔已经来不及了，船驶到江心弥补漏洞已经无济于事。赏析：我们说话做事都要谨慎，凡事都做最坏的打算，要防患于未然才能减少失误和差错。

The novel is an act of rebellion against reality, an attempt to reshape the world according to one's desires.

The dead speak to us through the molecules they left behind.

要理解世界，你必须首先理解像爱尔兰这样的地方。