To read is to travel, to travel to other places, to other times, to other minds.
阅读就是旅行，旅行到其他地方、其他时间、其他思想。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
The mining industry has a responsibility to operate sustainably and ethically.
我对自由意志和先验宿命的理解:它们是一样的。