States are inherently aggressive and expansionist because they exist in an anarchic international system where there is no higher authority to keep them in check.

I've learned that you can't control everything, but you can control how you react to it.

在数学中，就像在生活中一样，最深刻的发现往往来自于提出最简单的问题。

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

小说是通往人类灵魂深处的旅程。

我写作是因为我不能尖叫。

我不在乎出名，我在乎的是变得伟大。

High expectations are the key to everything.

自由国际秩序是一个神话。