一年中的夜晚与白天数量相同、持续时间一样长。即使快乐的生活也有其阴暗笔触，没有“悲哀”提供平衡，“愉快”一词就会失去意义。耐心镇静地接受世事变迁，是最好的处事之道。

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

Reason is immortal， all else mortal.

The United States is experiencing a crisis of political decay, with institutions that are increasingly dysfunctional and unable to address the country's challenges.

假装，我实际上做了这件事：因此我只是假装假装。