States are inherently aggressive and expansionist because they exist in an anarchic international system where there is no higher authority to keep them in check.

伟大的领导者倾听多于发言。

我相信文学的力量，能在人与人之间创造共情和理解。

写作中最大的挑战是找到合适的词语来表达无法言说的事物。

"A poet is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him."

社会是一个虚构的团体，由被视为其成员的个人构成。

真正的智慧在于认识到自己的局限性并努力超越它们。