现在毁灭一个文明我们只需要一秒钟,可是创造文明我们需要好几个世纪。
——美国原子弹轰炸日本后
小说是一种通过谎言讲述真相的伟大艺术形式。
Never underestimate the power of small improvements—they compound over time.
The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
"The past is never truly past; it lives in our stories and in our bones."