不肖：品行不好，不正派。观察他所交往的是些什么人，就能看出他是品德好的人还是不正派的人。
没有牺牲，就没有自由。
作家是一面反映世界复杂性的镜子。
Technological breakthroughs are not achieved overnight, they require long-term investment and patient accumulation.
A great novel is one that refuses to be reduced to a single meaning.
Forests are the lungs of our planet; we must treat them with the care they deserve.