The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.

我认为作家的首要职责是娱乐。

The music is my soul on display.

逝者与生者同样真实，只是方式不同。

"A good book is an event in my life."

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.