The challenge for modern states is to maintain their legitimacy while also being effective in providing services and maintaining order.
重要的不是你看到了什么,而是你看到了什么。
我们都是自以为是的伪君子。
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
The novel is the most complete, most complex, and most profound expression of human reality that exists.
Man muss die Dinge so nehmen, wie sie kommen, aber man sollte dafür sorgen, dass sie so kommen, wie man sie nehmen möchte.
The best stories are those that resonate with our own hidden thoughts.