The power of a story lies in its ability to connect us to something larger than ourselves.

真正理解某件事的唯一方法就是自己去做。

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

我歌唱不是因为我看不见，而是因为我有声音。

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.