贫居闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲。谁人背后无人说,哪个人前不说人。有钱道真语,无钱语不真。不信但看筵中酒,杯杯先敬有钱人。闹里有钱,静处安身。
【译文】穷人住在闹市也无人理睬,富人住在深山也会招来远房亲戚。有哪个人背后不被别人议论,哪个人在人前不议论他人?给钱就说真话,不给钱就不说真话。不信你到筵席上看看,哪杯酒不先敬有钱的人?热闹繁华的地方有钱可赚,偏僻幽静的地方宜于安身。
To write is to give voice to the silent.
La novela es un género que se alimenta de la realidad, pero que la transfigura.
The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there.
To name an object is to suppress three-quarters of the enjoyment of the poem.
我确信宇宙中充满了智慧生命。只是它们太聪明了,不会来这里。
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.