过去从未死去，它甚至还没有过去。
The past is never dead. It's not even past.
世界充满了符号，但我们常常太盲目而看不到它们。
A leader's legacy is measured by the sustainability of their actions.
小说是谎言中的真相。
The night is my lover, and the music is my mistress.
If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.
The historian’s task is to understand the past, the novelist’s to make it live.