The task of the writer is to confront the chaos of existence and to find some kind of order within it.
作家的任务是面对存在的混乱，并在其中找到某种秩序。
历史不仅仅是关于过去；它是一个塑造我们当下和未来的活生生的实体。
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
他的背跟政客一样弯曲。
The world is full of signs and wonders, but we are blind to them.
"It’s not about being perfect, it’s about being real."