You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.

The novel is the most democratic of art forms because it requires only a reader.

我从未怀疑过自己。

开玩笑是件严肃的事情。

农业中最宝贵的资源不是土地或水，而是知识。

The world is a stage, and we are all merely players.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

I don't let the darkness dim my light.

没有道德的效率是通往失败的道路。