所以富贵的人极其奢侈,二孤儿寡妇却受饥挨饿,虽然想天下不乱,也不可能。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话,如果要吃喝,就不能不节俭。

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

The future we want must be invented. Otherwise we will get one which we don't want.

文学是通过文字表达灵魂的艺术。

Collaboration is the cornerstone of achieving extraordinary results.

在我过去49年的生命中，早逝的可能性一直存在。我不畏惧死亡，但我不想早早离去。我还有很多未竟之事。