The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.
最痛苦的存在状态是记住未来，尤其是你永远不会拥有的未来。
To write is to resist—to resist forgetting, to resist oppression, to resist the erasure of memory.
We must invest in people as much as we invest in technology; both are essential to progress.
作家是一面反映世界复杂性的镜子。