Literature is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.

保持简单，愚蠢。

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

美国没有永恒的敌人，也没有永恒的朋友，只有永恒的利益。