"In the silence of a scene, the truth of a character is often revealed."

小说是最民主的艺术形式，因为它既属于作家，也属于读者。

The individual is reduced to a negligible quantity, perhaps less in his consciousness than in his habits and in the unconscious adjustments of his life.

勇气并不总是咆哮。有时候，勇气是一天结束时那个轻声说"明天我再试一次"的声音。

The uniform， constant， and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition， the principle from which public and national as well as private opulence is originally derived.

【译文】 叶公问子路：孔子是怎样的人，子路不回答。孔子说：“你怎么不说：他这个人啊，发愤学习就忘记吃饭，高兴起来就忘记了忧愁，不知道快要变老了等等？”