The metropolis exacts from man as a discriminating creature a different amount of consciousness than does rural life.

译文：修炼自己，第一要务是清心寡欲，为人处世，首先要做到谨言慎行。赏析：人要学会克制己欲，欲望过多，烦恼就多。什么都想得到，最后什么都得不到。放一颗平常心，或许就有意想不到的收获。处世戒多言，言多必有失。说话过多，就会出错，从而得罪别人。

"To read is to travel without moving."

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

所以，爱的人啊，入睡吧，我知道爱，我知道我被你所爱。

小说是最能表达人类复杂性的体裁。

To be a writer is to be a dreamer, a storyteller, and a witness to the human condition.

Light is the soul of architecture.