The first fruit of this imagination—and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it—is the idea that the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.

生活其实很简单，但我们坚持把它复杂化。

I’m interested in the idea of history as a kind of fiction.

你必须准备好受苦并享受痛苦。

The most advanced technology in farming is useless without the wisdom of traditional agricultural knowledge.

好的建筑是让城市变得更好的建筑。

我感到自己在与命运同行。过去所有的生命不过为这一刻准备。我准备好了，我必将成功。