The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.
记忆是复杂的东西，是真相的亲戚，但不是它的双胞胎。
"To read is to travel without moving, to live a thousand lives in one."
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.