It was the best of times, it was the worst of times;it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness;it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity;it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness;it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair;we had everything before us, we had nothing before us;we were all going direct to Heaven,we were all going direct the other way.
这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代；这是智慧的时代，也是愚蠢的时代；这是信仰的时代，也是怀疑的时代；这是光明的季节，也是黑暗的季节；这是希望的春天，也是绝望的冬天；我们什么都有，也什么都没有；我们正走向天堂之路，也正走向地狱之门。
声音不会因为细小，就听不见；行为不会因为隐蔽，就看不见。点评：东汉太守杨震曾经举荐秀才王密为昌邑令。一次，杨震路过昌邑。王密夜里携带十斤黄金前来拜见。杨振对王密说：「我之前以为很了解你，可现在却疑惑了，为什么呢？」杨密一听，知道杨震不想收下黄金，就说：「更深人静，没人知道啊。」杨震反驳道：「天知，神知，我知，你知。怎么会是没人知道呢？」
死亡不算什么，但每天生活在失败和没有荣耀中就是每天都在死去。
最好的小说让熟悉的变得陌生，让陌生的变得熟悉。
拍卖的价值不仅在于产生的收益，还在于分配的效率。