"The world is a mirror, and the mirror is a shadow."
Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.
时间是个滑溜溜的东西：一旦失去控制，它的线索可能会永远从你手中溜走。
"The line between hero and villain is often blurred by perspective."
We are all prisoners of our own lives, but some are freer than others.
释义：智慧本就在你心里，无需外求。
我是一个喜欢稀有的人。
The historian must have some kinship with his subject. The dead will not speak unless they are properly addressed.