In the silence of the land, you can hear the voices of our ancestors.

出自《魏源集·都中吟十三首》。洋人的情况、技术和版图，我都了解得像万里大的手掌中玩米和沙子一样。知己知彼是兵家的策略，一定要知道谁主掌着典属国的职位。

他们曾说这城市是天堂，但我发现它是地狱。

The beauty of literature is that it allows us to live a thousand lives, to experience a thousand emotions, all within the span of a single lifetime.