文学是对世界平庸的一种抵抗形式。

Tradition and modernity are not opposites; they can coexist and enrich each other.

In the actual world， a very great deal of the evil that is done does not spring from evil motives.

新的大国的崛起总是引起现有大国的担忧，因为它威胁到现有的权力平衡。

旅行就是写作，写作就是旅行。