The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

世界是一个谜题；碎片散落一地，没有人有盒子上的图片。

Art is a way of exploring the unknown.

一个国家的价值，从长远来看，就是它所组成的个体的价值。

Literature is a weapon against forgetting.

释义：同品德高尚的人相处，就会天天得到美好的教益；和行为不轨的人鬼混，就会天天产生邪恶的思想。提醒人们在选择交友的时候要慎重。

Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.

最好的艺术既是个人的，也是普遍的。