"I’m not scared of getting older. I’m more experienced, I’m wiser, I’m more patient."
译文：君主没有威严而权力旁落左右近臣之手。
翻译：两个人心意相同，就像锋利的刀剑可以斩断金属；心意相同的话语，犹如兰花一样芳香。
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
【释义】治理国家的关键在于秉持公平正直的原则。
Los personajes son fantasmas que me persiguen hasta darles voz en el papel.
