Literature is an expression, an exploration of the inner self.

我不想成为明星，我想成为传奇。

The pain is temporary, but the glory is forever.

译文：我本来是一介平民，在南阳务农亲耕，只想在乱世中苟且保全性命，不谋求在诸侯之中闻名显达。

没有人能为你建造那座你必须独自跨越生命之河的桥梁。

The melancholy science from which I make this offering to my friend relates to a region that from time immemorial was regarded as the true field of philosophy, but which, since the latter's conversion into method, has lapsed into intellectual neglect, sententious whimsy, and finally oblivion.