The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

夜晚是一座伟大的城市，但星星是它的灯光。

If we don’t act now, the next generation will inherit a world with fewer resources and greater challenges.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.　　

真相很少纯粹，也绝不简单。