The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths and putting themselves under government is the preservation of their property.

无论当下有什么，接受它，就好像你选择了它。

一个人真正的财富是他的记忆。除此之外，他既不富有也不贫穷。

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

小说是一种探索的形式，一种理解世界和我们在其中位置的方式。