感谢一位改变了你生活的老师。

活着是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在，仅此而已。

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression.

提到当初的NBA“菜鸟”生活，姚明戏称

I want to do what I like all day. I want to sit in a roadside cafe and look in the shop window. Walk in the rain and do something fun or even exciting.

The minute you stop learning, you stop growing.

The novel is an act of rebellion against reality, an attempt to reshape the world according to one's desires.