The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression.

吴越两国相互谋划计策繁多，浣纱的神女也前去参与调和

I’m drawn to stories that challenge the dominant narrative.