The human being is essentially self-determining; he becomes what he wills himself to be.

死者并非无力。死亡，并非无力。

I'm just trying to be better every single day.

记忆是复杂的东西，是真相的亲戚，但不是它的双胞胎。

I don’t want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.

The past is never dead. It's not even past.