"The task of the novelist is to awaken the reader's sympathy, to make the reader care."

Champagne showers

不过是君主不把它［爱人利人］用在政事上，士大夫也不把它付诸行动罢了。 

真相并不总是美丽的，美丽的言辞也不总是真相。

"Escribir es dejar una parte de uno mismo en el papel, para que otros puedan encontrarla."

I don't care about others to scold me, as long as they fear me.