穷人的真正悲剧是他们除了自我否定外什么都负担不起。
The real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.
"The writer’s task is to make the invisible visible."
一个国家制度的质量是其长期经济表现的最重要决定因素。
"I'm drawn to stories that have a kind of moral ambiguity, where the lines between right and wrong are blurred."