城市是一个活生生的东西，总是在变化，又总是一样。
The city is a living thing, always changing, always the same.
唯一真正的智慧是自知无知。
Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
小说家的工作就是撒谎，但通过谎言揭示真相。