In the dictatorship, time stands still.
在独裁统治下，时间停滞不前。
艺术不是反映世界的镜子，而是塑造世界的锤子。
在拉斯维加斯，我们都知道是荷官获胜。在赛道上，控制手柄的人获胜。国家彩票，有人认为彩票的参与者中奖吗？不。国家赢了。
The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.
皱纹应当只是微笑留下的印记。
相较于挠一下我的手指，毁灭整个世界并不违反理智。