在雨果的名著《悲惨世界》的开始,作品主人公冉·阿让刚刚从监狱里出来,被世人厌弃,心中充满了绝望和怨恨。无处可走的他最后被一个牧师收留。牧师对他说了这段话:“是的,你来自一个不幸的地方。。。如果你带着怨恨离开那里,对人类充满愤懑,你是值得我们同情的;但如果你能带着良好的意愿离开,心中充满柔情与平静,那你就超越我们所有的人。”(“Yes, you have come from an unhappy place. But listen. ... If you leave your place of suffering with hatred in your heart, and anger against men, you will be deserving of our pity; but if you leave with goodwill, in gentleness and peace, you will have risen above any of us. ”Penguin Classics)
--from "衣衫褴褛背后的高贵 - 读范雨素的文字"