States are inherently aggressive and expansionist.
国家本质上是具有侵略性和扩张性的。
We have to own our mistakes and learn from them.
Writing is an act of resistance against oblivion.
在这片未知的土地上,每一步都带来新的发现,而每一个发现都加深了神秘感。
I'm a proud non-reader of books.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.