Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

To indeed be a god!

仅仅做好事是不够的；必须以正确的方式去做。

置身于是非之外，评断是非才能客观；置身于利害之外，才能看清利害的变化。

I'm not interested in playing the hero. I'm interested in playing the human.

作家是一面反映世界复杂性的镜子。