Politics is not theory, but practice.

"Every family has its secrets, but in some countries, the secrets are bigger and more dangerous."

Man is not by nature a social animal.

Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

生命必须被赋予意义，因为它本身显然没有意义。

The novel is the only art form capable of fully representing human complexity.

真相很少是纯粹的，也绝不简单。

悲伤越深，艺术越伟大。