The novel is a machine for generating meaning.

Money is like manure， its only good if you spread it around.

The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought personally in contact with high officials; and the great aim of every boy should be to do something beyond the sphere of his duties--something which attracts the attention of those who over him.

我决定既然我要下地狱，那就彻底一点。