艺术是一种让我们接近真相的谎言。

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

研究历史是政治智慧的开始。

The stars above were countless, each one a tiny beacon of light in the vast darkness.

邪恶胜利的唯一必要条件是好人无所作为。

"We are all prisoners of our own experiences, and yet we can never fully understand them."

写作是一种思考的方式，一种探索世界和自我的方式。