The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs, has been, not whether there be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.

A novel is never finished, only abandoned.

The writer’s life is a life of failure.

最终，我们只有我们告诉自己的故事。

最好的报复就是巨大的成功。

天下的治乱不在于一个王朝的兴亡，而在于百姓的忧乐

The true measure of our success will be what we leave for future generations.

流放不仅仅是一个地理概念；你可以在自己的国家、自己的家庭、自己的皮肤里成为流放者。