The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

The best revenge is massive success.

许多当代作家喝的东西比写的还要多。

"The art of the novel is the art of being simultaneously inside and outside of things."

The study of truth requires a considerable effort - which is why few are willing to undertake it out of love of knowledge - despite the fact that God has implanted a natural appetite for such knowledge in the minds of men.

"Every story is a lie until someone believes it."