国家本质上是侵略性和扩张主义的，因为它们存在于一个无政府状态的国际体系中，没有更高的权威来约束它们。
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.
Collaboration is key—no single entity can solve the world's challenges alone.
不要委屈自己而迎合他人，不要用不正当的手段去获取名誉。
【译文】了解了它就一定喜欢它，喜欢它就要追求它，追求它就一定要得到它。
小说是一面沿着大路携带的镜子。
Writing is the only way I have to explain my own life to myself.
读书的人死前活过千次，不读书的人只活一次。
Humor is a powerful tool in children's books; it can make serious topics accessible.