The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see little.
人们对自己信念的自信程度主要取决于他们能对所看到的东西讲述的故事的质量，即使他们看到的东西很少。
The thing you’re most afraid to write, that’s what you should write.
"The power of a story is in its ability to inspire forgiveness."
To write is to confront the ghosts of the past and the uncertainties of the future.
唯一使生活成为可能的是永久的、难以忍受的不确定性；不知道接下来会发生什么。
We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children—this is especially true in forestry.