Every book is a kind of journey, and every journey changes you.

历史学家的任务是理解过去，而小说家的任务是让它活过来。

You put together two people who have not been put together before; and sometimes the world is changed, sometimes not. They may crash and burn, or they may set off a spark that will light the world.

解读：每个人都拥有内在价值与尊严，不能仅仅把他人当作达成某种目的的工具。在人际交往、社会合作乃至法律关系里，都要尊重个体的人格，基于这个理念，法律保障公民基本权利不受无端侵害。

Man is born free， and everywhere he is in chains.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.