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.

No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

释义：在早晨有所失，在晚上有所获得。  

真正的艺术不是关于完美，而是关于真实和情感。

任何地方的不公正都是对所有地方公正的威胁。

小说是一种以现实为食但将其变形的体裁。