"A novel is a conversation across time."
小说是一场跨越时间的对话。
I don't think about my legacy. I'm just doing what I love.
人生的主要任务就是:识别并分离那些不属于我们自己的东西,以便我们能成为自己。
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
The architect must be an artist.
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.