我们不是按照事物的本来面目看待它们，而是按照我们自己的样子看待它们。

Fashion is a form of imitation and so of social equalization, but, paradoxically, in changing incessantly, it differentiates one time from another and one social stratum from another.

"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."

宇宙不仅比我们想象的更奇怪，它比我们能够想象的还要奇怪。

Every time I write a book, every time I face that blank page, I’m convinced that I can’t do it.

欲念少就能心平气和，心中有主见才能虚心接纳。

The internal point of view is essential to understanding the nature of law.

艺术家的角色是成为可见与不可见、已说与未说之间的桥梁。