The novel is a very democratic form. It allows for the expression of many voices, many points of view.
小说是一种非常民主的形式。它允许表达许多声音，许多观点。
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
The truth is that we are all searching for something, but we don't know what it is.
真正的冠军不是由他们的胜利来定义的，而是由他们如何从失败中恢复来定义的。
译文：与别人不去争长短，常常懂得知足，心情就会平静没有忧愁担心。赏析：不与人争得失，惟求己有知能。事事争个输赢，比个高低，烦恼就会很多，灾难也就更多。如果放低姿态，懂得知足常乐，事情自然就会水到渠成。