中国的崛起对自由民主秩序构成了重大挑战。

音乐是人类通用的语言。

It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be intelligent.

如果你想飞翔，就必须放弃那些拖累你的事物。

The real wealth of a nation grows from its soil.

自然必须通过感受来体验。

释义：做事情必须踏踏实实，不要追求浮华的虚名。

书写痛苦是为了消解它对记忆的掌控。