每一部小说都是举向社会的一面镜子，映照出它的美与缺陷。

Just be yourself, there is no one better.

The most difficult challenges often present the greatest opportunities for transformation.

做官的人应为肩负天下重任而养身，而不是为私家小利惜身。省却嗜好欲念，减除烦恼忧虑，戒除愤怒，节制饮食，这就是养身。计较得失利益，规避辛劳哀怨，营造住宅房舍，以妻子儿女为重，这就是惜身。养生的人，不妄为而大方；惜身的人，腥膻而琐碎。

爱是一切问题的答案。

Part of what you must learn is how to handle mistakes and new facts that change the odds.Life, in part, is like a poker game wherein you have to learn to quit sometimes when holding a much-loved hand.

自由是精神的最高境界。