Diplomacy is an art that requires patience, wisdom, and flexibility.

我们被教导为困惑、愤怒、恐惧和悲伤感到羞耻，但对我来说，它们与快乐、兴奋和灵感同等重要。

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

I learned early on that the world could be cruel, but I refused to let it break me.

杂交的发展遵循一个恒定的规律。