艺术家必须先创造火花，然后才能生火，在艺术诞生之前，艺术家必须准备好被自己创造的火所吞噬。

The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.

The most beautiful things are often the simplest.

Every improvement in the circumstances of the society tends either directly or indirectly to raise the real rent of land, to increase the real wealth of the landlord, his power of purchasing the labour, or the produce of the labour of other people.

我不让任何人黯淡我的光芒。