掌权者总是从弱小的平民手中掠夺权力。这就是他们积累权力，成为统治者的方式。
The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That's how they became powerful in the first place.
快速行动，打破常规。除非你在打破常规，否则你的行动速度还不够快。
The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.
心灵是一个动态的调节系统。
喜剧最难的地方是让它看起来容易。
The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.
Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.