To be a writer is to be a spy on life.
历史只有在被书写时才存在。
有一个快乐的境况出现,但就有一个不快乐的境况相对立;有一处优美的风景出现,但就立即有一处不优美的风景相抵销。
The mind is a system of interrelated processes.
The friendship of a gentleman is light as water; the friendship of a small person is sweet as honey.