Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick.Don’t lose faith.

A great novel is a conversation between the author and the reader across time and space.

解释：利用时机，就像救火和追击逃亡者一样，跌跌撞撞地奔跑，只怕来不及。

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

应对死亡的唯一方法是将之前的一切转化为艺术。

The key to power is the ability to judge who is best to serve your purposes, and then to win them over to your side.

君主所凭借着驱使臣下的,只有尚贤一种方法；臣下用来侍奉君主的,也只有仁义一条途径。