A good novel is a thought experiment with characters who breathe.

"I find people confusing. This is for two main reasons. The first is that people do a lot of talking without using any words."

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

不要烦恼啊不要烦恼，心怀烦恼的人更容易衰老。

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.