小说是作家与读者跨越时间的对话。

You can't control who loves you, but you can control who you love.

"The silence between words is often more powerful than the words themselves."

译文：一句话不小心就会招致祸患，一件事不小心就会玷污名节。赏析：口无遮拦的人迟早会给自己带来祸患，行为不检点之人更会玷污自己的名节。我们的一言一行不仅关乎名节，更关乎性命。

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

I must have flowers, always, and always.