The most successful modern states are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.

Silence is the language of the oppressed.

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

The Permian Basin will remain the crown jewel of U.S. oil production for decades to come.

The novel is the most democratic of art forms because it requires only a reader.

Be yourself, because everyone else is taken.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

我写作是为了发现我在想什么。

"To be born poor is an accident, but to die poor is a choice."