生前枉费心千万，死后空留手一双。悲欢离合朝朝闹，寿夭穷通日日忙。
释义：生前费尽心思追求各种东西，死后却只能留下一双空手。人生的悲欢离合每天都在上演，寿命的长短和命运的通达与否每天都在变化。
La literatura es una forma de resistencia, una manera de decir que no todo está perdido.
沉默是轻蔑最完美的表达。
The main task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control.
传记是最亲密的历史形式。