An elephant grows and becomes an adult, even if people do not like it. 大象长大成人，即使人们不喜欢它。
Don't be afraid of he who's loud and noisy, be afraid of he who's head is down. 不要怕吵闹的人，要怕脑袋掉下来的人。
The cat that is (always) crying catches nothing. 爱哭的猫捉不到任何东西。
Life changes fast, ... Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. 生活瞬息万变，……生活瞬息万变。你坐下来吃晚饭，生活就像你知道的那样结束了。 -- Joan Didion 琼·狄迪恩
My skirt with tears is always wet: I have forgotten to forget. 我的裙子总是湿的，我忘了忘了。
You don't choose whom to love and not love. 你不能选择爱谁或不爱谁。
If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. 想要别人爱你，就先让自己可爱起来。
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness. 音乐的发明是为了证实人类的孤独。 -- Lawrence Durrell 劳伦斯·杜雷尔
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not. 我敬畏上帝，在上帝旁边，我最敬畏的是那些不敬畏上帝的人。 -- Saadi Shirazi 萨迪·西拉兹
I don't want to be all power and muscle. 我不想成为一个只拥有力量和肌肉的人。 -- Shawn Machel Johnson 肖恩·马谢尔·约翰逊