To understand a culture, you must listen to its artists—they are the seismographs of societal change.

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Literature is a fire that burns in the soul, illuminating the darkest corners of our existence.

Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.

国家一定要有直言进谏的臣子，上级必须有敢于提出反对意见的下级，议论国政的人不停止，各种不同政见的人相互辩论，才可以长久保存国家，使国家兴盛强大。也就是说言论自由是民众的基本权利，每个人都可以提出不同的政见，民众有平等参与政治的权利。