独裁统治滋生糟糕的文学，因为它们滋生恐惧和顺从。

The only thing that can make you a success is your passion.

"To understand the present, we must first understand the past."

“诚”没有不可以打动的东西，如果用在了修身智商，这行可以使得道德变得更加高尚。如果用在处理事情上面，就能够将事情做好。

"Books are the mirrors that show us who we are."

I believe in such cartography – to be marked by nature, not just to label ourselves on a map like the names of rich men and women on buildings.

You've got to learn to leave the table when love's no longer being served.

在小说中，真相往往比事实更可信。

【译文】 孔子说：“君子帮助人取得成绩，不促使人陷入失败。小人相反。”