The key to solving complex problems is often to find the right abstraction that simplifies the problem without losing its essential features.

世界是一本书，不旅行的人只读了一页。

A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

"We are all fools in love."

景观的研究就是对地球历史的研究。

中东不仅仅是一个冲突之地；它是一个充满深厚人性和未被讲述故事的地方。