I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one than is in the power of any man to perform; but if I die in the attempt, it shall be said that I died in the pursuit of something great.
我現(xiàn)在承擔(dān)了一項嚴(yán)肅的任務(wù)，我擔(dān)心這項任務(wù)超出了任何人的能力范圍；但如果我在嘗試中死去，人們會說我在追求偉大的事物中死去。
我想寫一本既有趣又能讓人思考的書。
寫作對我來說就像呼吸。我必須寫作才能活下去。
The past is always present, whether we acknowledge it or not.