The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.
阅读的习惯是唯一没有掺杂任何杂质的享受；当所有其他乐趣消失时，它依然存在。
The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.
历史不仅仅是关于日期和事件，而是关于经历过它们的人们。
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
Writing is a way of making sense of the world.
离别的人默默无语，月亮也寂静无声；明月有光辉照耀，人却有深情难诉。
过去并未死去，它甚至还未过去。
The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.'