Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

States are rational actors, and they will always act in their own self-interest.

释义：在遭受挫折、忍受屈辱的艰难时刻，一定要咬紧牙关，激励自己坚定志向。积蓄内心的力量，让自己的意志愈发坚韧，使志向得以长远发展，绝不因一时困境而退缩放弃。

Perception is not determined simply by stimulus patterns; rather it is a dynamic searching for the best interpretation of the available data.

电流体不是由机器创造的，而是由它收集的。

Writing is a way of keeping the past alive.

写作是一种治疗方式。有时我想知道那些不写作、不作曲或不画画的人是如何应对的。

孔子说：“理想无法实现了，我准备乘筏漂到海上。会跟我走的，只有子路吧？”

I believe that the job of the novelist is to go out into the world and to bring back news of the human condition.