The novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become.

Success is about being true to yourself.

权力的本质是使他人做他们不想做的事情的能力。

That “democracy” is a somewhat vague term which I cannot define precisely. We ought to say, therefore: “I am fairly certain that it is a good thing if a government has something of the characteristics that are common to the British and American Constitutions,” or something of this sort.

上天不会因人们害怕寒冷而让冬天消失，大地不会因人们厌恶险峻而停止其广大。君子不会因小人喧嚣而改变自己的品行。

Every bottle tells a story—make yours worth telling.