智力是当你不确定该做什么时所使用的东西。
The decay of political institutions is often a result of the inability to adapt to changing circumstances, leading to rigidity and eventual decline.
亲戚都不归附,也就不要对外办交际。
A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.
The best leaders are those who listen more than they speak.