作家是一个生活在边缘的存在，用批判的眼光观察世界。

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a God or not. The atheist is a religious person. He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.

优质的原料是出色烘焙的基础，永远不要在这方面妥协。

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.

译文：读书人既然知道学习的重要性，就怕做学问没有一颗恒心，人不怕贫穷，就怕人穷志也穷。赏析：读书最怕浅尝辄止，一知半解。知识如大海一般没有尽头，我们要有坚持不懈的定力，方能学到真本领。我们身处困境，不能丧失斗志，在哪里跌倒就在哪里爬起。