O sonho é a matéria-prima da realidade.

艺术家的职责是保存他的人民的记忆。

一八一四年，俄、奥、普联军兵临巴黎城下，理工学校学生要求参战。面临灭顶之灾的拿破仑却说：“我不愿为取金蛋杀掉我的老母鸡！”后来，这句名言被刻在巴黎理工学校梯型大教室的天花板正中心，一直激励着该校师生奋发好学。

Crime fiction is the perfect vehicle for exploring the darker side of human nature.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

"The line between hero and villain is often blurred by perspective."

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.