写作是为了留下痕迹，为了说：我曾在这里，我存在过。

The strength of a nation's institutions is not just in their formal rules, but in the informal norms that govern behavior and the degree to which they are internalized by the population.

我写作是为了理解人类经验的复杂性。

Writing is a way of preserving the truth.

自信是关键，但你必须用实力来支撑它。