作家是一个关注世界的人。
A writer is someone who pays attention to the world.
The people are the roots of the revolution. Without the people, the revolution cannot succeed.
I think the best moments in my career are the ones where I'm just completely surprised by something.
我认为我职业生涯中最好的时刻是那些我完全被某些事情惊讶到的时刻。
The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
我总是被复杂和有缺陷的角色所吸引，因为那正是使他们成为人类的原因。
Policymakers should be open to revising their views based on new evidence.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.