The greatest crimes are not committed by people breaking the rules, but by people following the rules.

The stories I’m writing now are more and more about memory, about the past, and about how we reconstruct the past.

I'm not trying to be the next somebody, I'm trying to be the first me.

译文：不务正业的人如果能迷途知返，仍然是一个正人君子；高贵的人误入歧途，便会被庸人嘲笑。赏析：过去的错误已无可挽回，但未来的路还可以追寻。人犯错误不可怕，就怕一错再错，不知悔改。

亲戚都不归附，也就不要对外办交际。 

The ability to focus attention is crucial for learning, memory, and performance in complex tasks.