今天对自由民主最严重的威胁不是来自共产主义或法西斯主义等敌对意识形态，而是来自内部——来自民粹主义的兴起和民主规范的侵蚀。

Memory is not a recording device but a system that actively organizes and reconstructs information.

"That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt."

世界是一个充满痛苦的地方，唯一的逃避方式是通过爱。

The novel is the book of life. In this sense, the Bible is a great confused novel. You may say, it is about God. But it is really about man alive.

The heart is a labyrinth where love and pain are intertwined.

文化比战略更重要。

Innovation is the backbone of the oil industry; without it, we stagnate.

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.

推理小说的魅力在于，它们不仅仅是解谜，更是对人性的探索。