回顾21岁刚刚毕业时的自己，对于今天42岁的我来说，是一个稍微不太舒服的经历。可以说，我人生的前一部分，一直挣扎在自己的雄心和身边的人对我的期望之间。
Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.
Short-term gains in fishing often lead to long-term losses for everyone involved.
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
好的小说告诉我们关于其主角的真相；而坏的小说告诉我们关于其作者的真相。
个体心理的发展是一个分化和整合的过程。