To understand is to forgive, even when there's nothing to forgive.

极度夸张的语言是极度虚伪的社会的反映，而暴力的语言是社会暴行的前驱。

A novel should be a book of questions, not a book of answers.

The most important skill for an empirical researcher is not math, but judgment.

"The past is always listening, waiting for us to turn our backs so it can whisper in our ears."

译文：年轻的时候读书并没有取得深刻的理解，到了晚年的时候并没有付出多大努力却取得了惊人的成就。赏析：不管读书还是做事，我们要尽量做好，即使当时不理解，迟早有一天会明白其中的道理。年轻时不理解，是因为我们的社会阅历和人生经验不够丰富。