我不是一个榜样。我是一个父亲，一个丈夫，一个儿子，一个兄弟，一个朋友。我是一个人。我会犯错。我有缺点。我不完美。但我努力成为我能成为的最好的人。

A writer must be willing to be surprised.

Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

No single nation can solve the ocean's challenges alone.

服务实体经济是银行业的根本使命。

历史学家既是侦探，也是讲故事的人。

The novel is the most complete lie that tells the deepest truths.