写作是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。

记忆是一件棘手的事情；它既可以是祝福，也可以是诅咒。

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The real test of a bank is not how it performs in good times, but how it survives in bad times.

蓬草长在麻地里，不用扶它也能挺立；把白沙放在黑土里，白沙也就变成黑的了。这两个例子说明，环境对一个人的影响，是非常大的，所以才有了《孟母三迁》的故事。

In chemistry, as in life, the most transformative reactions often require patience and precise conditions.

每个读者都为故事带来不同的东西。