The novel is not just a mirror to the world, but a hammer with which to shape it.
小说不仅是世界的镜子，更是塑造世界的锤子。
译文：做事情一定要切实认真，不要有浮躁之气，做人一定不能贪图没有实际用处的名声。赏析：做事要静心耐得住寂寞，方能成功，做人不要在乎虚名，虚名只会让我们迷失方向。
The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.
The universe is comprehensible because it is governed by laws that we can understand.
The value of art lies in its ability to make us reconsider our assumptions.
我不需要理由去做我自己。
故事是我们理解过去和想象未来的方式。