The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you’re never too good to lose. You’re never too big to lose. You’re never too smart to lose. It happens.
在小说领域，每个角色都是人类状况的反映，是我们自身复杂性和矛盾的镜子。
The best way to see divine light is to put out your own candle.
文章之所以不能断绝于天地之间，是因为它能够阐明道理，记录政事，体察民间疾苦，乐于称道他人的善行。
Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.