阅读是一种自由的行为。

The past is a puzzle, and genetics provides some of the pieces.

历史不仅仅是过去的记录，也是反映现在的镜子。

The most important political development of the last two centuries has been the rise of the modern state.

我不是一个喜欢被遗忘的人。

There is no such thing as a happy ending. There are just good stopping places.

所以根基树立不牢的人，不要期望有茂盛的枝叶。