I don't think you can ever really know who you are until you're tested.

我认为小说家的任务是让熟悉的事物变得陌生，让陌生的事物变得熟悉。

La solitude est bonne aux grandes âmes et aux méchants.

We are all prisoners of our own stories, but we can choose how to tell them.

人很容易被自己的利益驱使，仅仅让他看到正确是不够的，还必须让他感受到它。