水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒；冕而前旒，所以蔽明；黈纩充耳，所以塞聪。
水太清了就会见不到鱼，人太精明了就没有朋友。冠冕的玉旒，是用来遮蔽视线；用丝棉塞耳，是为了减弱听觉。
The writer's duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable.
我在这里创造历史。
黑暗不在外面，而在我们内心。
I'm not here to fit in, I'm here to stand out.
The minimum wage debate needs more data and less ideology.
A good novel tells us the truth about its protagonist; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.