La literatura no es un espejo para reflejar la realidad, sino un martillo para darle forma.

The state, therefore, has not existed from all eternity. There have been societies that did without it, that had no notion of the state or state power. At a certain stage of economic development, which was necessarily bound up with the split of society into classes, the state became a necessity.

靠近水边楼台，能先看到月亮的投影；迎着阳光的花木，光照好发芽就早。

I'm not a politician, I'm an artist. I don't have to be politically correct.

The biggest risk is not taking one.

人生没有如果，只有结果和后果。