Gunpowder made me understand the transience and eternity of life. 火药让我理解了生命的短暂与永恒。

Stolen bodies working stolen land. It was an engine that did not stop, its hungry boiler fed with blood.

Copying others is a good way to start. Copying yourself is a disappointing way to end.

I know how important this moment is and I don’t want to have any regrets.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

The stranger is an element of the group itself, not unlike the poor and sundry 'inner enemies'—an element whose membership within the group involves both being outside it and confronting it.