我写作不是为了解释世界，而是为了理解世界。

The best stories are those that resonate with the reader's own experiences, that touch something deep within them.

Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

"A detective is someone who looks for things that don't want to be found."

Infrastructure must serve people, not just economies.