To write is to confront the ghosts of our past, to give them a voice, and perhaps, to set them free.
写作就是面对我们过去的幽灵，给它们一个声音，也许，让它们自由。
The most successful societies are those that have been able to balance the need for a strong state with the need for individual freedom.
你不能害怕失败，这是你成功的唯一途径。
"The past is never truly past; it lives in our stories and in our bones."