使用了第二虚拟语气，表示对现状的假设。
What is happiness? She looked at me with a hint of playfulness; no one can tell me the true meaning of happiness, because happiness is nothing but an illusion.
If we had a deeper grasp of time, perhaps we would be more serious with each other. —— Anni Baby
A city is a closed and estranged island. Human lives are also islands, each solitary. Life is displayed in an orderly manner within a space-time that appears open yet is heavily constrained. —— Anni Baby, "Spring Feast"
If life has already begun to feel content, it is itself a waste. —— Anni Baby, "Two or Three Things"
A woman's life is like a flower; to die in the hands of the one who plucks it is happiness. But we are still so young, still persisting in lonely vigil. —— Anni Baby, "Farewell, Vivian"
After reading a book, even if it is good, one often forgets the sentences later and never uses them. Where, then, is its benefit? Perhaps reading is like drinking a cup of plain water—it sustains daily survival. Every day, it cleanses the heart, keeping it pure, presenting a soft and orderly structure, organizing and storing emotions that are half-light and half-shadow, overcoming small obstacles. Just so. —— Anni Baby
I am someone who never compromises. Only time does. —— "The Red Spider Lily"
I am so tired now. Can you let me go home? I want to go home. —— "July and An Sheng"
幸福是什么？她带着些许挑弄的眼神看着我，没有人能告诉我幸福的正确含义，因为幸福只是幻觉。
如果能够对时间有更深刻的把握，也许我们会对彼此更为郑重。——安妮宝贝
一个城市是一座封闭而隔阂的岛屿。人的生命也是一座座各自的孤岛。生活以有序的方式，陈列于貌似开放实则束缚重重的时空之中。——安妮宝贝《春宴》
若生命已开始知足，本身亦已是一场浪费。——安妮宝贝《二三事》
女人的生命如花，若能死在采撷她的手里，便是幸福。然而我们还那么年轻，还在孤独的守望中坚持。——安妮宝贝《告别薇安》
看完一本书，即使觉得很好，日后也常常想不起其中的句子，因此也不会再去使用或摆弄。那么它对我的意义究竟在哪里？也许阅读，如同喝下一杯清水，维持着日常的生存。每一天，定时清扫内心，让它保持干净，呈现出柔和而有序的条理，整理并收纳那些明暗交织的情感，越过小小障碍。也是如此。——安妮宝贝
我是一个没有半点妥协的人。唯有时间在妥协。——《彼岸花》
我现在很累，可以让我回家了吗？我想回家了。——《七月与安生》