The balance of power is the only way to maintain peace in the international system.

孔子说：“有益的爱好有三种，有害的爱好有三种。爱好礼乐、爱好称赞别人的优点，爱好广结善友，有益处；爱好放荡、爱好闲逛、爱好大吃大喝，有害处。”

The telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art.

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable to no one.

文学的力量在于它能够让我们在宇宙中感到不那么孤独。