You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quite still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

伟大的音乐得以幸存不是因为保存它的机构，而是因为每一代人都重新发现它。

The purpose of music is to sober and quiet the mind, thus making it susceptible to divine influences.

Mathematics is a conversation between the past and the future.

在别人家住的太久了，人就变得不再尊贵，来往太频繁了，亲密的程度就会下降。

The most valuable asset a company has is its people. Everything else can be replaced.

Literature is the memory of humanity.

我总是努力对自己和他人保持诚实。