The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.
重要的不是你走得多慢，而是你不停下脚步。
The true discovery of America is before us. The true fulfillment of our spirit, of our people, of our mighty and immortal land, is yet to come.
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.