Please, was it not Fate (because a man must believe in something), was it not Fate that the boy had looked on him in his nakedness in that hidden place known only to George and to himself — and to Bronco Henry? Just so, he had looked on the boy’s nakedness in that eternity when the boy had walked proud and unprotected past the open tents, jeered at, scorned — a PARIAH. But Phil knew, God knows he knew, what it was to be a pariah, and he had loathed the world, should it loath him first.

#精灵宝钻[超话]##fingon##turgon##手账拼贴#
Moreover Fingon and Turgon were bold and fiery of heart, and loath to abandon any task to which they had put their hands until the bitter end, if bitter it must be.
——Chapter 9: Of the flight of the Noldor
此外，芬巩与图尔巩都是勇敢无畏又心烈如火之人，他们都不愿放弃已经插手的任务，即便到头来真是死路一条，那也是至死方休。
——第九章·诺多族的出奔

❈昭示时间的、新生的日月，以辰星为轨的命运轮盘，作为微渺之物的芳草蝴蝶

（说实话刚刚拼出来的时候觉得很难看，看久了觉得好像也还行（？）

美国现在是廉颇老矣尚能饭否。
Analysts argue that if Washington forces the region to choose between the US and China, the answer will be a no-brainer -- the US' friends in the region are loath to draw the ire of the superpower, especially while its military presence in the Middle East remains expansive. But ultimately, the region may have no choice but to take the Chinese carrot even if it means subjecting itself to the American stick.
The region's gravitation towards China, argues Fulton, is "the law of nature. That's how it's going probably going to be for the next century."