We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'

最好的想法往往来自意想不到的地方。

不了解敌情，不可以行军打仗，不熟悉洋人的情况，不可以远谋。

The most dangerous stories are the ones we believe without question.