The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

"Every word we speak carries the weight of our history and the hope of our future."

If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

过去是一道永不消散的阴影。

Decision-making is not always a rational process; often, it is swayed by unconscious biases and emotional undercurrents.