我不是在追求完美，我只是在努力变得更好。

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

【释义】集市上没有老虎是很明显的事，但是三个人说有老虎，就好像真的有老虎了。

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

他这个人有点小才能，但是从来没有得知大道，（那点小才能，）正好可以害死他自己。