The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.
从我们记事起,妈妈就是一个中年妇女了,可谁又知道,她也曾是个花季少女。
The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.
译文:年华随同时光飞快逝去,意志随同岁月而丧失。最终(像黄叶一样)枯老衰落,大多不接触世事,对社会没有任何贡献,只能悲哀困守在自己破败的房子里,那时再悔恨又怎么来得及!
Innovation doesn't happen overnight, it requires continuous investment and patience.