"The future is about making a difference."

"The act of reading is an act of resistance against the noise of the world."

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

人们心中所寄予的世俗希望化为灰烬——或者繁荣；然后，就像沙漠尘埃上的雪，照亮一两个小时——然后消失。

民主是一种机制，确保我们得到的治理不会比我们应得的更好。