Maybe every man has had two such women, at least two. Married to a red rose, over time, the red becomes a mosquito blood stain on the wall, while the white remains "moonlight before the bed"; married to a white rose, the white becomes a grain of sticky rice on the clothes, while the red remains a cinnabar mole on the heart.

Sustainability isn't a choice; it's our responsibility to the next generation.

自然的法则是无情的。

We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.

我们越是了解非人类动物的真实本性，尤其是那些拥有复杂大脑和相应复杂社会行为的动物，就越会对它们在为人类服务中的使用产生伦理上的担忧——无论是在娱乐、作为“宠物”、用于食物、在实验室中，还是我们施加给它们的任何其他用途。

The poem is a way of understanding the world, not just explaining it.