All happy families are happy alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way.
幸福的家庭总是相似的，而不幸的家庭则各有各的不幸。
Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen
简.奥斯汀《傲慢与偏见》
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possessing of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
凡是有钱的单身汉，总想娶位太太，这已经成了一条举世公认的真理。
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
弗拉基米尔.纳博科夫《洛丽塔》
Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-Lee-Ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate of tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity. It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
