"Writing is about finding the courage to tell the story that needs to be told."

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

"La realidad puede ser mucho más aterradora que cualquier ficción de horror."

The rule of law requires that laws be general, public, prospective, clear, and consistent.

气候变化是全球森林面临的最大威胁，但也是我们创新的最大机会。

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.