Mathematics is not a spectator sport; you have to play to understand.

I paint what I like, when I like, and where I like.

I'm not a person who looks back. I'm always looking forward.

The novel is a great discovery: far greater than Galileo's telescope or somebody else's wireless. The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.

Writing is a way of holding onto moments that would otherwise disappear.

做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事情。

译文：积德行善，祥瑞自然会降临，作恶多端，祸殃会不请自来，可以看出人世间已分出天堂和地狱。赏析：人生在世，多做好事，莫做恶事。好事做得多，不仅是帮自己积福，更是帮子孙后代积福。坏事做尽，迟早会遭到上天的惩罚，即使不报应在自身，也会报应在子孙后代。

The best way to get something done is to begin.