"A novel is a conversation between the writer and the reader, across time and space."
小说是作家和读者之间跨越时间和空间的对话。
翻译：事情的难易不在于规模大小，而在于是否抓准时机，顺势而为则事半功倍，逆势而行则事倍功半。
I don't have time to worry about who doesn't like me.
The wise are not ashamed to seek knowledge, for they know the ocean of wisdom is boundless.
It is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality.