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.

To write is to leave a trace, to make a mark on the world.

你没有看到这朵花时，这朵花和你的心一样寂静；当你看到这朵花时，这朵花的颜色便立刻鲜明起来。

Every role I take on is a new adventure, a new challenge.

我不害怕失败。我不害怕跌倒。我不害怕被批评。