真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。

向人求助之时应该去求真正胸襟开阔的人；帮助别人时要帮助真正需要帮助的人。

文学的美在于它让我们活了一千次。

We are all made of star-stuff, and through physics, we seek to understand our origins.

"Books are the bridges that connect us to the unknown."

I am now physically incapable of doing any of the things I used to enjoy, but I don’t miss them.

【译文】下等君主用自己能力，中等君主用他人劳力，上等君主用他人智慧。