"The role of literature is to make the world more complex, not to simplify it."
文学的作用是使世界更加复杂，而不是简化它。
Policy debates should be grounded in rigorous empirical analysis.
"The truth doesn't set you free; it makes you responsible."
你可以拥有一切，只是你不可能马上拥有一切。
To write is to resist the noise of the world.
歌唱90%在于倾听。你也必须倾听寂静。
我不会为了你舍弃世界。但是，我也不会为了世界舍弃你。