It's funny how cucumber water can taste so much better than pickle juice, even though they come from the same source. 有趣的是，黄瓜水的味道比泡菜汁好得多，尽管它们来自同一个来源。 -- Ellen DeGeneres 艾伦·德杰尼尔斯
We must live by the quick, not by the dead. 我们必须靠活人活着，而不是死人活着。
Had he not been visited by sickness, he would have perished utterly. 要不是疾病缠身，他早就没命了。
There's only one degree of freshness the first, which makes it also the last. 只有一种程度的新鲜感是第一种，这也是最后一种。 -- Mikhail Bulgakov 布尔加科夫
They call one "generous" and make one lose one's property, they call one "brave" and make one lose one's soul. 他们叫一个人“慷慨”，使一个人失去自己的财产，他们叫一个人“勇敢”，使一个人失去自己的灵魂。
All experience is an arch, to build upon. 所有的经验都是一座拱门，可以建立在上面。 -- Henry Brooks Adams 亨利·亚当斯
Thou are a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling. 乌鸦对八哥说:“你是一只痛苦的鸟。”
What is much desired is not believed when it comes. 欲望多了，来了也不信。
Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower....beautiful in essence. 简单生活。最深的快乐就像一朵花……美丽的本质上。 -- Tony Samara 萨马拉
This isn't romance. This isn't a declaration of love or affirmation of friendship. This is something more. 这不是浪漫。这不是爱的宣言，也不是对友谊的肯定。这是更多的东西。 -- Melina Marchetta 梅莉娜·马尔凯塔