The joy I felt at the prospect before me of being the instrument destined to take away from the world one of its greatest calamities, blended with the fond hope of enjoying independence and domestic peace and happiness, often occupied my whole mind.
我因展望未来而感受到的喜悦——成为注定从世界上消除最大灾难之一的工具，与享受独立、家庭和平与幸福的殷切希望交织在一起，常常占据了我的整个心灵。
The books we read in childhood are like a secret garden, a place where we can escape and dream.
I didn't know that would happen. But this made me very hungry, literally. I couldn't be lazy.
在不确定的时期，适应力和韧性成为我们最大的优势。
La literatura es un espejo de la sociedad, refleja sus luces y sus sombras.