如果不理解两者，就无法理解个人的生活或社会的历史。
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
A man's character is his fate.
The novel is a mirror that reflects the world, but it is also a window that opens onto new possibilities.
译文：遇到危险时就应该学会避让，自己没有才能就不要去献诗。赏析：明知力量悬殊，危险重重，置自己的性命于不顾，是对自己不负责的表现。如果不能确保自身的安全，任何事都不要去做。凡事都要做好充足的准备，提高自己的价值，才会立于不败之地。
"The act of reading is an act of resistance against the noise of the world."
艺术是唯一的革命性力量。
所有好的写作都是在水下游泳并屏住呼吸。