小说不仅仅是一个故事；它是一面反映人类存在复杂性的镜子。

谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

The act of writing is an act of faith—in language, in the reader, in oneself.

In the realm of quantum materials, the concept of topology provides a powerful lens through which we can understand and predict new phases of matter.

我明白了你不可能同时拥有一切并做所有事情。

The only way to understand painting is to look at it for a long time.

我们期望晚餐不是出自屠夫、啤酒商或面包师的仁慈，而是出自他们对自身利益的考虑。