过去是一个跟随我们的影子，总是存在，总是影响。
The past is a shadow that follows us, always present, always influencing.
Always keep your knife sharp, your wits sharper, and your spirit sharpest.
"To live is to choose, but to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for."
The novel is the great lie that reveals the great truths.