The poet’s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name.
我们所知道的很少，而我们不知道的却是无限的。
Creativity is not about originality; it’s about honesty.
A novelist's job is to lie, but to reveal the truth through lies.
在好处中要取大的，在害处中要取小的。在生活中会遇到好处，也会遇到坏处。对待好处，无疑应择其大者而取之，以获取最佳利益；对坏处，能避免则避免，不能避免则择其小者而取之，以最大限度地减少损失。
The structure of the international system forces states to behave in certain ways, regardless of their internal characteristics.