1. He crossed the lake in my dream at night. On its shores, I have seen the gods walking, and from the depths of the lake, my magic castle rose.

2. Loneliness can destroy people.

3. V?rmland is an ordinary mountain town in Sweden. The mountains there are low, and the farmland and fields are not so colorful.

4. Their eyes simply frightened him. They were yellow and shiny, as if there was a fire burning behind them.

5. Love that has been baptized by the fire of adversity is true love.

6. Well-intentioned advice is precious, and timely advice is more precious than gold.

7. The tempting changes of life; its sweetness, its pain, its richness, I must taste it.

8. He loved the truth, not his own honor; therefore he sacrificed the latter, not the former.

9. No matter in heaven or on earth, if someone bothers himself with troubles that no one can solve, he is really a fool.

10. You should work in a down-to-earth manner and don’t be brave: you should not be in the limelight or do amazing things; you should make sure that people don’t talk about you often.