The novel is an art form that is always in crisis, always on the verge of disappearing, and that's what keeps it alive.
小说是一种永远处于危机中、濒临消失边缘的艺术形式,而这正是它保持生命力的原因。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
避免争论是赢得争论的唯一方法。
世界上最成功的社会是那些能够将强大的国家与法治和民主问责制结合起来的社会。