I’m not going to change who I am or what I stand for just because it’s not popular with everyone.

The novel is not just a mirror to the world, but a hammer with which to shape it.

Every word is a step into the unknown.

The most remarkable development of the last quarter of the twentieth century has been the revelation of enormous weaknesses at the core of the world's seemingly strong dictatorships.

每件事都是一个学习的过程：每次跌倒，都是在教你下次如何站起来。