我认为所有的写作都是对抗陈词滥调的运动。不仅仅是笔下的陈词滥调，还有思想和心灵中的陈词滥调。
I think all writing is a campaign against cliche. Not just cliches of the pen but cliches of the mind and cliches of the heart.
The quality of governance is a crucial determinant of economic development.
只看到别人的一切坏处，是恶的根源；能明察自己的一切缺失，才是所有善的根本。
The trace is often more powerful than the original.
La ficción es más real que la realidad, porque la ficción nos permite ver lo que la realidad oculta.
虚构比现实更真实，因为虚构让我们看到现实隐藏的东西。
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
The best leaders in this industry are those who understand both the rock and the people.