"The only difference between the Chinese Communist Party and the Mafia is that the former is more successful at what it does, while the latter lacks an ideological rationale for its crimes. Ergo, totalitarianism must be the starting point in any discussion of China."

"..night vigils at the back window."

"Because the fluctuations in the composition of the deck as it is dependent over successive trials, it is intuitively apparent that altering decisions or the magnitude of the wager or both in accordanc…"

"It would be obviously unfair to describe the Chinese people as wanting in humour simply because they are tickled by jests which leave us comparatively unmoved. Few of our own most amusing stories will…"

"..my favorite artist, when I first began to paint, was actually Cézanne. Later, between 1920 – 1930, I developed a great interest in Chardin , w:Vermeer and Corot, too.. ..that's why you have been abl…"