Literature isn't a moral beauty contest.

I'm proof that you can come from nothing and make something of yourself.

Writing is a way of making sense of the world.

"The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend to remember."

"A book is a mirror; if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a sage to look out."

Collaboration across borders is essential—no single nation holds all the answers to global food security.

大脑是一个经过自然选择的信息处理器。