Literature is the art of making the invisible visible.

我们都有自己的小秘密，自己的小羞耻。

Never underestimate the power of preparation—whether in negotiations, operations, or crisis management.

The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.

身体是政治斗争的第一领域。

模形式的算术是数论更深层次对称性的反映。

The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy are the two most important trends of the modern era.

Ask funders for money， and they’ll give you advice； but ask for advice and they’ll give you money.