"The writer’s task is to make the invisible visible."

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

The work of art is the result of a struggle between the artist and his material.

自然界中有未知的力量；当我们完全无保留地把自己交给她时，她就会把这些力量借给我们；她向我们展示这些形式，我们的眼睛看不到，我们的智力不理解或怀疑。

国君自以为神圣聪明，而不去咨询官吏，自以为国家安定强大，而不注重防守，周围的邻国图谋侵略他却不知道戒备。