The stranger is an element of the group itself, not unlike the poor and sundry 'inner enemies'—an element whose membership within the group involves both being outside it and confronting it.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

"Stories are the lifeblood of our culture, the way we understand the world and our place in it."

The story itself is the protagonist, rather than the story of the people.

I'm not afraid to take risks. I'm not afraid to fail.

数学是给不同事物起相同名称的艺术。

喜剧是对悲剧的终极报复。