You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
你或许无法控制发生在你身上的所有事情，但你可以决定不被它们打倒。
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.
"In literature, as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others."
The best novels are those that make us see the world differently.
故事是以不同方式看世界的方法。