过去是我们背负的负担，以我们无法总是理解的方式塑造我们的现在和未来。

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race； posterity as well as the existing generation； those who dissent from the opinion， still more than those who hold it.

I'm not afraid of failing. I'm afraid of not trying.

"Words are the mirrors of our thoughts."

"Writing is a way to give voice to our fears."

成功不是给予的，而是赢得的。