政府的腐败几乎总是始于其原则的衰败。
The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.
小说是通往人类灵魂深处的旅程。
Sometimes you have to be knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller than you ever were.
我一直在努力学习和成长。这就是生活的意义。
"You have to be able to confront reality but also inspire hope."
The unexamined life is not worth living.