Diplomacy is not about passively adapting to change, but actively shaping change.
I write fiction and I’m told it’s autobiography, I write autobiography and I’m told it’s fiction, so since I’m so dim and they’re so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn’t.
The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado.
过去的艺术被神秘化，因为一个特权少数派正在努力发明一个历史，这个历史可以回顾性地证明统治阶级的角色。
The only thing that you can control is your effort and your attitude.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.