The historian's first duty is to tell the truth as he sees it, regardless of whom it pleases or displeases.

写文章必须追溯六经的源头，并参考诸子百家和史书的写法。

不要因为放弃而哭泣，要为了坚持而哭泣。

"To understand the living, you must commune with the dead."

边缘化和流离失所者的故事对于理解我们世界的全部复杂性至关重要。

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Beware of the Turing tar-pit in which everything is possible but nothing of interest is easy.

"The power of a story is in its ability to inspire forgiveness."