The act of writing is an act of hope.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
艺术不在于你看到了什么，而在于你让别人看到了什么。
A good novel is a thought experiment with characters who breathe.