做好事如同背负重物而登山，志向虽已确立，但总是担心力不从心；干坏事如同骑马下山，虽然未加鞭，但却欲驻足而难以自禁。

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

"The stories we love best are the ones that stay with us long after we've finished reading."

My loneliness is killing me.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时候是齐头并进的。