The most dangerous illusions are those we mistake for reality.
最危险的幻觉是被我们误认为现实的那些。
A good novel is a thought experiment with characters who breathe.
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom, not its enemy.
怀疑是智慧的开端，而非敌人。
Mathematics is the poetry of logical ideas.
The stories we tell shape the selves we become.
我们讲述的故事塑造我们将成为的自我。
To understand is to forgive, even when understanding is hardest to come by.
理解即是宽恕，即使在最难以理解的时候。
The greatest intellectual adventures often begin with a simple "What if?"
最伟大的思想冒险往往始于一个简单的"如果"。
Fiction allows us to live multiple lives, to see through eyes not our own.
小说让我们得以体验多重人生，透过不属于自己的眼睛看世界。
Philosophy is the discipline that forces us to confront the questions we would most like to avoid.
哲学是迫使我们面对最想回避问题的学科。
The human mind is not just a passive recorder of reality but an active constructor of it.
人类心智不仅是现实的被动记录者，更是现实的主动构建者。