阅读不是为了反驳和辩驳，也不是为了盲目相信和理所当然，也不是为了找话题和谈资，而是为了权衡和思考。
Read not to contradict and confute； nor to believe and take for granted； nor to find talk and discourse； but to weigh and consider.
沉默是智者的语言。
"To write is to confront your own fears."
Literature is the bridge between the individual and the universal.
国际政治是一项残酷而危险的业务，期望国家按照道德原则行事是愚蠢的。
The things that we love tell us what we are.
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
