I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.

流离失所的伤口永远不会完全愈合；它只是学会了用不同的语言说话。

文明的真正考验不是人口普查，不是城市的规模，也不是庄稼的产量——而是这个国家培养出什么样的人。