"The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all."

Money talks, but all mine ever says is goodbye.

生活中最重要的事情是停止说“我希望”，开始说“我会”。

对最强烈冲突的克服，使我们获得一种稳定超然的安全与宁静感。要获得有益而持久的心理安全与宁静，所需要的正是这种强烈冲突的大暴发。

"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human existence."