人们往往认为，现在的政客比过去的政客要糟糕得多。但我们往往忘记了过去的政客有多糟糕。
释义：不谨慎言语可能导致祸患，言辞不当如同利刃，会给自己带来危险和麻烦。
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
"The power of literature lies in its ability to connect us across time and space."
"Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin."
对这个世界有所助益是获得快乐的唯一途径。
History is not just about the past; it's about how the past shapes the future.
大海一旦施展它的魔力，就会永远将人困在其奇迹的网中。
Resilience is built through challenges, not comfort.
I don't think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil.