The most successful modern states are those that have been able to harness the power of the market while maintaining a strong state capable of enforcing rules and providing public goods.

My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.

The best is yet to come.

Literature is the bridge between the individual and the universal.

每一笔都承载着情感的重量，每一种颜色都在唱一首无声的歌。

我不认为我做的任何事情对公众有任何兴趣。