The key to sustainable economic development is the continuous improvement of human capital through education and innovation.

The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was. The world around it will forget even faster.

Talent is important, but without hard work, it means nothing.

"The beauty of literature lies in its ability to transcend borders and connect hearts across cultures."