历史学家必须与其研究对象有某种亲缘关系。死者不会开口，除非你以恰当的方式呼唤他们。
The historian must have some kinship with his subject. The dead will not speak unless they are properly addressed.
写作是阅读生活最深刻的方式。
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.