释义：荣华富贵不过是短暂的梦境，如同九月的霜一样容易消逝。老病死生是每个人都要面对的，无法由他人替代，人生的酸甜苦辣只能自己承担。

A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

建筑应该是安静和背景式的，而不是喧闹引人注目的

God is in his heaven—All's right with the world!

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"To be forgiven is only half the gift. The other half is that we also can forgive, that we can release ourselves from the old, old burden of resentment and recrimination."

母亲是孩子世界中的主要因素。她的行为塑造了孩子的行为。

矿工的技能和奉献精神与他们带到地面的煤炭一样宝贵。