I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
我不能也不愿生活在谨慎的世界里，至少作为作家不行。我向你保证，我宁愿如此——那样生活会更容易。但不幸的是，谨慎不适合小说家。
The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. We must protect her, for she is our life.
我们在宇宙中都是孤独的，唯一能弥合我们之间差距的是爱。
Challenge the status quo, but respect the wisdom of those who came before you.
爱与失去是同一枚硬币的两面；没有失去就没有爱。
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