You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

"The past is never dead; it’s not even past."

英国大陆架在我们的能源安全中仍可发挥重要作用。

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.