"Sometimes it's about playing a poor hand well."

端正自己的行为而不谋求私利，阐明正道而不计较功利

写作是一种不被干扰的说话方式。

Light is the soul of architecture.

"The soul is not a thing, it is a quality or aspect of a thing, and it is the quality of a thing that is most precious."

历史研究不仅关乎过去，也关乎理解现在和预见未来。

"Jeder Mensch hat seine eigene Geschichte, und jede Geschichte ist es wert, erzählt zu werden."