Never underestimate the importance of "useless" fundamental research.

我不是光明，我是黑暗。

我不会假装在冠状病毒之前一切都很完美。

Liberal democracy may constitute the "end point of mankind's ideological evolution" and the "final form of human government."

诗歌优于生活的地方在于，如果足够犀利，诗歌可能会持久。

Politics and literature are both attempts to change reality, just in different ways.