书是一面镜子：如果一头驴往里看，你不能指望看到一位使徒。
A book is a mirror: if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
The stones we pull from the earth carry 400 million years of history—we're merely temporary stewards.
"Exile is not just a physical state; it's a condition of the soul."
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
文学是民族的记忆，没有记忆就没有身份。