【译文】 孔子说：“一个人如果他的品质胜过文采就会粗野，文采胜过品质就会浮华。只有文采和品质配合恰当，才是君子。”

生命太短，不能长时间记恨。

我认为，一个人应该认识到现实，即使他不喜欢它；事实上，尤其是当他不喜欢它的时候。

阅非为抵驳亦非舌簧；览不为胡诌而为衡虑。

Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.

可以利用身体自身的防御机制来对抗癌症。

你必须愿意独处才能成为一名作家。