以德就列，以官服事，以劳殿赏，量功而分禄。
以德行来排列位次，按官职来处理政事，按照劳绩来决定赏赐，衡量功勋二分给俸禄。
The biographer's challenge is to be both a detective and a poet.
Every time I write a book, every time I face that blank page, I’m convinced that I can’t do it.
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to survive.