改变始于意识，但需要行动才能带来真正的改变。

The stories we tell ourselves are just as important as the stories told about us.

解释：信任是百姓、国家赖以生存的根基，不能失信于民。

The darker the past, the brighter the future.

What is a writer but a shaman who uses words instead of rattles and drums?

所有他人身上让我们恼怒的事情，都能引导我们更好地理解自己。