"It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."

The sea gives and the sea takes away.

"Literature has the power to bridge divides and foster empathy between people from different backgrounds."

To live is to betray, to betray is to live.

你和我们，我们都在这世上，为了修补一些已经破损的东西。