A novel is not just a story; it is a mirror held up to society.

人穷了住在闹市也没人愿意理睬，人富了住得再偏远也会有人去登门。

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

In the end, we are all just stories.

"La ficción es la mentira que nos permite decir la verdad."

I sent my Soul through the Invisible, Some letter of that After-life to spell: And by and by my Soul return'd to me, And answer'd "I Myself am Heav'n and Hell."

最伟大的发明是那些最直接满足人类需求的发明。

机器并未将人类与自然的重大问题隔绝，而是让人更深入地卷入其中。

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.