Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems.

我的人生没有退路，只有前进。

The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers.

You can’t make art without making mistakes.

永远不要忘记你是谁以及你来自哪里。

文学是一种抵抗的形式，一种对死亡和遗忘说不的方式。

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

"A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."

译文：惹下大祸是因为嘴巴乱说话，招致罪过是因为做事太狠心了。赏析：舌为利害本，口是祸福门。说话不慎就会惹下大祸。做事刻薄寡恩，冷酷无情，没有一点人情味，就会招来别人的怨恨和报复。