I used to walk down the street like I was a star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.

我们都是时间旅行者，以生命的速度向前移动，但总是回头看。

States are rational actors that seek to maximize their power and security in an anarchic international system.

"I write to escape the lie, but I always end up finding it."