Every story is a story about death. But perhaps, if we are lucky, our story about death is also a story about love. 每个故事都是关于死亡的。但也许，如果我们幸运的话，我们关于死亡的故事也是一个关于爱的故事。 -- Helen Humphreys 海伦·汉弗莱斯
It is a man's challenge to go as far as he can on the right road. 在正确的道路上尽可能走得远是一个人的挑战。
And one of our consuming diversions as we age is to recite, not only to others but to ourselves, our own story. 随着年龄的增长，我们最大的消遣之一就是背诵自己的故事，不仅是对别人，也是对自己。 -- Lionel Shriver 莱昂内尔·施赖弗
Some folk want their luck buttered. 有些人想碰碰运气。 -- Thomas Hardy 哈代
(Like) a physician curing the people, while he himself is distempered. 就像一个医生在医治病人，而他自己却在酗酒。
He that pries into the clouds may be struck with a thunderbolt. 撬开云层的人可能会被雷电击中。
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. 来得太快也太慢。