The past is a shadow that follows us, but it doesn't have to define us.

Every loaf tells a story—of the baker's skill, the flour's origin, and the care taken at every step.

Though you have eyes, you still can see the beauty of the world.

Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.

伐矜(jīn今)：自大自夸。举事：办事。自大自夸，喜欢独断专行，是办事情的祸根。