"Escrever é uma forma de libertação, de expressão do que está dentro de nós."

The historian is a prophet looking backwards.

山的故事不是用文字写成的，而是刻在人们脸上的皱纹里。

孤寂能产生独创精神，酝酿出一种敢作敢为、令人震惊的美丽的创作，也就是诗。但孤寂也会促成相反的东西，会养成人们不近人情、荒唐怪癖的性格，也会使人萌生非法之念。

The most successful societies in the world are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.

Life is short and you don’t know when it’s gonna be over, so you gotta take every opportunity and run with it.

解释：国家每做一件事必然是有毁谤也有赞美，忠臣把毁谤都加在自己身上，而把赞美都归于君主。