过去是一个萦绕现在的幽灵，无论我们是否承认。
"The past is a ghost that haunts the present, whether we acknowledge it or not."
The hepatitis C discovery was not just my work; it was the result of decades of collective effort.
A good sentence should have a kind of tension in it.
The worth of a state， in the long run， is the worth of the individuals composing it.
译文：性格怪异，脾气不好的人，多因心胸狭窄、容不得人而终日处于不安之中，从而落得个短命的下场；语言尖酸刻薄的人，因少积口德而使得众人都远离其人，得不到别人的帮助，使得自己福分浅薄。
最具颠覆性的想法最初往往显得荒谬。
I want my books to be a mirror, not a window.