Humans seem to have such a tendency to establish a rule that others follow, at the same time trying to make themselves an exception, not subject to its constraints.
人类似乎有这样的倾向，建立一项规则叫别人遵守，同时又极力使自己成为例外，不受它的约束。
写作是一种见证世界的方式。
If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favours nor your hate.
The greatest tragedy is the tragedy of the common man.
The past does not belong to us; we belong to it.
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.