The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

生活就是斗争。

写作不仅仅是讲述故事，更是发现其中的真相。

"The very essence of romance is uncertainty."

不要拘泥于文字而误解词句，也不要拘泥于个别词句而误解作品完整的意思；能以自己的切身体会去推测作者的本意，这才是懂得了阅读作品的正确方法。

It is remarkable that a science which began with the consideration of games of chance should have become the most important object of human knowledge.