The power of storytelling lies in its ability to connect us, to bridge the gaps between people, to create empathy and understanding.

事实是，在适当的情况下，我们都有能力做出极大的恶行。

All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

天地没有偏爱，对待万物像对待草扎的狗一样；圣人也没有偏爱，对待百姓也像对待草扎的狗一样。

"To write is to resist—to resist forgetting, to resist silence."

随着经验的增加，我越来越明白这不是关于完美——而是关于进步。