The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

想象力不是对现实的逃避，而是更深刻理解现实的一种方式。

释义：过于强硬的弓弦容易断裂，过于锋利的刀口容易受损。惹祸往往是因为多嘴多舌，招致灾祸多是因为心肠狠毒。

The first man who， having enclosed a piece of ground， bethought himself of saying 'This is mine，' and found people simple enough to believe him， was the real founder of civil society.