We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.

晏子春秋

The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centers of culture.

宇宙是一座黑暗森林，每个文明都是带枪的猎人，像幽灵般潜行于林间。