The power elite is composed of men whose positions enable them to transcend the ordinary environments of ordinary men and women; they are in positions to make decisions having major consequences.

文学毫无用处，正因如此它不可或缺。

If it were not for art, I would have killed myself a long time ago.

如果你足够幸运与众不同，永远不要改变。

释义：即使官员清廉如水，也很难避免手下那些圆滑狡猾的属下所带来的麻烦或阻碍。