小说不仅仅是故事；它是一面反映人性和社会复杂性的镜子。

追求幸福并不自私——它对于有意义的生活至关重要。

The most successful states in the future will be those that combine the rule of law and democratic accountability with effective governance.

把冬天当作正常季节，才能活得长久。

最成功的领导者是那些多听少说的人。

The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.