Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.
写书就像冒险。一开始它是玩具和娱乐。然后她成了你的情妇。然后是你的主人。然后变成一个暴君。最后你终于认命的时候,它死了,然后给拖到外面游街。
追求权力是所有大国的主要目标，这种追求常常导致冲突。
如果不创立教育，没有老师传授学业，这样那些原本没有废弃的人才，也会被废弃了。
我不想永远活着，但我确实想在我活着的时候好好生活。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The most important thing is to retain your identity and not try to be something you're not.
推动的关键在于让正确的选择变得容易。