哲学在成功时是装饰品，在失意时是避难所，在年老时是供应品。

最好的电影是那些超越其类型并成为更多东西的电影。

I'm not afraid of the future; I'm afraid of the past.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

行善的权力也是作恶的权力。

The future isn't written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work.

No arts； no letters； no society； and which is worst of all， continual fear and danger of violent death； and the life of man， solitary， poor， nasty， brutish， and short.

"The power of a story is that it can change how we see ourselves and others."

小说不是逃避现实，而是更深入地沉浸其中。