现代国家的挑战是在提供服务和维护秩序的同时保持其合法性。
The challenge for modern states is to maintain their legitimacy while also being effective in providing services and maintaining order.
"A novel is a mirror walking along a main road."
我们生活在一个相互联系和相互依存的世界中，我们的故事是这个更大叙事的一部分。
The most important thing in mathematics is to ask the right questions.
我一直相信数字、方程式和逻辑能带来理性。