To be a diplomat is to be a professional liar, but the best diplomats are those who lie the least.
成为一名外交官就是成为一名职业骗子，但最好的外交官是那些撒谎最少的人。
The only real failure is not trying.
Literature isn’t a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority of a voice, not the purity of a soul.
The most ordinary lives can hold extraordinary stories.
To act agreeably to our nature is virtue.
变化是唯一不变的，而适应能力是蓬勃发展的关键。
"The writer is a man who is always trying to create something new, something original, something that has never been seen before."
The end of life is happiness， and happiness is tranquility.
