有备则制人，无备则制于人。
出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·险固》。则，就。有所准备就能先发制人，没有准备就只能受制于人，处处被动挨打。这句话言做事处世“有备无患”的重要性。
You cannot explore the depths of the soul, even if you travel every road.
写作是对世界喧嚣的抵抗。
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Writing is a way to confront the past.
The city's poor are like the roots of a tree: unseen, but essential to its survival.
