The concept of a legal system presupposes the concept of a rule.

Life is too short to be anything but happy.

既然我已经踏上这条道路，那么，任何东西都不应妨碍我沿着这条路走下去。

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

解释：只是一种声音就没有听头，只是一种颜色就没有文采，只是一种味道就不成其为美味，只是一种事物就无法进行衡量比较。