We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'

过去从未消逝，它甚至从未过去。

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

《在北京五族共和合进会与西北协进会的演说》，1912年9月3日。

"Every life is a story worth telling, if only we take the time to listen."