The past is never dead. It's not even past.
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this—no dog exchanges bones with another.
人是会讨价还价的动物：没有其他动物会这样做——没有狗会与另一只狗交换骨头。
The act of writing is an act of freedom.
Writing is a way of living life more intensely, of giving it more meaning.
To understand the present, we must dig into the past.