过去是一桶灰烬。

"The power of a story lies not in its truth, but in its ability to make us believe."

历史不仅仅是发生了什么，还包括人们对此的想法和感受。

释义：培养自己好的品德、性情，即使细微的地方，也一定要谨慎。

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes—or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two—is gone.