"The beauty of literature is that it allows us to live a thousand lives."

当你想要放弃的那一刻，想想你为什么坚持了这么久。

The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.

所以，国家的钱财不足以来应付饥荒，救济孤儿寡妇，这样，国家就贫困，百姓就难于治理。 

"Writing is a way of making sense of the world, of finding patterns in the chaos."

作家的职责是讲述真相，即使它令人不适。

跨行业和政府的合作对于应对气候变化的全球挑战至关重要。