The strength of a state is not just its ability to coerce, but its ability to provide services and maintain legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.

在俄罗斯，法律的严酷性因不被执行而得到缓和。

Failure is just another way to learn.

The real way of living is to answer to one’s wants.

绘本中的沉默与图像和文字同样重要。