我一直觉得奇怪……我们钦佩的那些品质，如善良、慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和同情，在我们的体系中往往是失败的伴随物。而我们厌恶的那些特质，如精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自负和自私，却是成功的特质。虽然人们钦佩前者的品质，但他们却喜欢后者的产物。

我永远不会伤害你，珍妮。

The meaning of a sentence is not just in the words themselves， but also in the illocutionary act it performs.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

诗人是为不可名状之物命名的人。

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.